Empecamenta impressiceps

Empecamenta impressiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Empecamenta
Species:	E. impressiceps
Binomial name
	Empecamenta impressiceps; Moser, 1914

Empecamenta impressiceps is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (Bioko).^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11 mm (0.43 in). They are similar to Empecamenta usambarae, and dark chestnut brown. The frons is coarsely punctured, the punctures bearing erect setae. The frontal suture is indistinct. The clypeus is punctate laterally at the base, but otherwise without punctures. The transverse keel of the clypeus runs almost straight, with two deep impressions behind it and a transverse row of setae in front of it. The anterior margin of the clypeus is deeply arched. The pronotum is short, moderately densely punctured, and bears, in addition to the shallower punctures, coarser, erect-haired punctures, particularly in the anterior part. The scutellum is smooth. The elytra are quite densely punctured, with only a few punctures covered with hairs. On the pygidium, the punctures are moderately dense and bear erect hairs.^[3]

References

↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta impressiceps 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2026.
↑ Moser, J. (1914). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden III". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 58: 48–72. Retrieved May 21, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Global Biodiversity Information Facility

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Empecamenta impressiceps 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2026.

[:2-3] Moser, J. (1914). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden III". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 58: 48–72. Retrieved May 21, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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