Biology:Camerunopholis kameruna

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Camerunopholis kameruna
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Camerunopholis
Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/CamerunopholisCamerunopholis kameruna
(Moser, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Spaniolepis kameruna Moser, 1913
  • Camerunopholis mirifica Lacroix, 2002

Camerunopholis kameruna is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 30 mm. The head is black, the elytra are blackish-brown and the upper surface has a silky sheen. The head is strongly but not densely punctate. The pronotum is rather sparsely punctate, the punctures with minute setae. The ribs on the elytra are only very faintly discernible. They are moderately densely punctate and have minute setae. Isolated larger yellow scales, located particularly at the ribs, are elliptical.[3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Camerunopholis kameruna at Catalogue of Life". Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/5WWNK. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Moser, J. (1913). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden II.". Annales de La Société Entomologique de Belgique, Bruxelles 57: 331-345. http://www.archive.org/stream/annalesdelasoci571913socis#page/331/mode/1up. Retrieved January 23, 2026. 

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