Tarsocamenta

Tarsocamenta
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: Tarsocamenta
Moser, 1924
Species:
T. kapiriana
Binomial name
Tarsocamenta kapiriana
Moser, 1924

Tarsocamenta is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Tarsocamenta kapiriana, which is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4 mm (0.16 in). They are small, dark brownish-black, somewhat dull, with tawny antennae and legs. The head is strongly punctate.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 3, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tarsocamenta kapiriana 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 October 3, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1924). "Neue Melolonthiden und eine neue Cetonide vom Congo belge (Col. Lamell.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 68 (2): 162-171. Retrieved October 1, 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.