Ercomoana

Ercomoana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Sericinae
Tribe:	Sericini
Genus:	Ercomoana Lacroix, 1994
Species:	E. longiclava
Binomial name
Ercomoana longiclava Lacroix, 1994

Ercomoana is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Ercomoana longiclava, which is found on the Comores. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7-8 mm. They have a slightly elongate body. The upper surface is reddish-brown with the elytra darker. The clypeus and frons have strong, rather irregular punctation and there are few erect hairs on the sides of the frons. The pronotum has strong, rather dense punctation and a few erect hairs on the anterior part, along the margin and on the sides towards the base. The elytra have strong and close striae and densely punctate interstriae. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ercomoana longiclava 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 February 15, 2026.
3. Lacroix, M. (1994). "Les Sericinae de l'archipel des Comores (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea)". Bulletin de La Société Entomologique de France. 99 (1): 129–133. Retrieved February 15, 2026.