Empecamenta coronata
Species of beetle
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Empecamenta coronata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Somalia.[2][3]
| Empecamenta coronata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Empecamenta |
| Species: | E. coronata |
| Binomial name | |
| Empecamenta coronata Frey, 1972 | |
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are brown and shiny, with the legs somewhat darker. The antennae are light brown. The head has a few long, erect, light brown hairs and the pronotum is sparsely covered with long, erect hairs. The elytra are very sparsely haired. The margins of the pronotum and elytra are densely covered with longer cilia.[3]