Plesiocamenta

Plesiocamenta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericinae
Tribe: Ablaberini
Genus: Plesiocamenta
Lacroix & Montreuil, 2019
Species:
P. murphyi
Binomial name
Plesiocamenta murphyi
Lacroix & Montreuil, 2019

Plesiocamenta is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Plesiocamenta murphyi, which is found in Malawi.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11–12 mm (0.43–0.47 in). They have a slightly elongated body, widened at the apex. The forebody and legs are dark brown to blackish, while the elytra are lighter chestnut brown.

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, the amateur entomologist Raymond James Murphy.

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Plesiocamenta murphyi 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 April 14, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Lacroix, M.; Montreuil, O. (2019). "Nouveaux Mélolonthides de Zambie et du Malawi (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Coléoptères. 25 (8): 122–133. Retrieved April 14, 2026.