Phyllocamenta
Genus of beetles
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Phyllocamenta is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Phyllocamenta pilosa, which is found in Angola.[2]
| Phyllocamenta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| 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 | |
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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.[3]