Phyllocamenta

Phyllocamenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Sericinae
Tribe:	Ablaberini
Genus:	Phyllocamenta; Moser, 1918
Species:	P. pilosa
Binomial name
	Phyllocamenta pilosa; (Quedenfeldt, 1884)
Synonyms
	Camenta pilosa Quedenfeldt, 1884;

Phyllocamenta is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Phyllocamenta pilosa, which is found in Angola.

Description

Adults resemble (in shape, pubescence, and head structure) the species of the genus Empecamenta, but have a different structure of the antennae. The antennae are ten-segmented and are long and curved.

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Phyllocamenta pilosa at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
↑ Moser, J. (1918). "Neue Melolonthiden aus der Sammlung des Deutschen Entomologischen Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (Col.)" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 79: 209–247. Retrieved January 19, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Phyllocamenta pilosa at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 19, 2026.

[:2-3] Moser, J. (1918). "Neue Melolonthiden aus der Sammlung des Deutschen Entomologischen Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (Col.)" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 79: 209–247. Retrieved January 19, 2026.