Emphania ranomafanae

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Emphania ranomafanae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Emphania
Species:
E. ranomafanae
Binomial name
Emphania ranomafanae
Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2008

Emphania ranomafanae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Madagascar. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5 mm. The body surface is brown with a reddish to greenish shine. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its occurrence in the Ranomafana National Park. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Emphania ranomafanae 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 December 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2008). "A taxonomic revision of the Malagasy genus Emphania Erichson, 1847 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Zoosystema. 30 (4): 917–927. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
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