NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Empecamenta bennigseni Brenske, 1898
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Empecamenta bennigseni Brenske, 1898
- Name authority
- Brenske, 1898
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Empecamenta
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- suborderPolyphaga
- series zoologyStaphyliniformia
- superfamilyScarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
- familyScarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
- subfamilySericinae Kirby, 1837
- tribeAblaberini Blanchard, 1850
- genusEmpecamenta Brenske, 1895
- speciesEmpecamenta bennigseni Brenske, 1898
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Empecamenta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Empecamenta amitina (Kolbe, 1910) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empecamenta buettikeri Ahrens, 2000 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empecamenta crinalis Moser, 1919 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empecamenta deheyni Burgeon, 1945 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empecamenta flavopilosa Moser, 1917 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empecamenta hirta Moser, 1917 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empecamenta impressiceps Moser, 1914 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empecamenta insulicola Moser, 1919 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empecamenta jeanneli Burgeon, 1946 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empecamenta mashona (Péringuey, 1904) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empecamenta matabelena (Péringuey, 1904) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Empecamenta methneri Moser, 1924 | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Brenske, E. (1898). Melolonthiden aus Afrika. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung, Stettin 59(4):333-394. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Entomologische-Zeitung-Stettin_59_0333-0394.pdf Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39HF8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.