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Empecamenta tanganikana Burgeon, 1945

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 tanganikana Burgeon, 1945
Name authority
Burgeon, 1945
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderColeoptera
  7. suborderPolyphaga
  8. series zoologyStaphyliniformia
  9. superfamilyScarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
  10. familyScarabaeidae Latreille, 1802
  11. subfamilySericinae Kirby, 1837
  12. tribeAblaberini Blanchard, 1850
  13. genusEmpecamenta Brenske, 1895
  14. speciesEmpecamenta tanganikana Burgeon, 1945

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Empecamenta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Empecamenta amitina (Kolbe, 1910)ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Empecamenta bennigseni Brenske, 1898ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Empecamenta buettikeri Ahrens, 2000ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Empecamenta crinalis Moser, 1919ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Empecamenta deheyni Burgeon, 1945ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Empecamenta flavopilosa Moser, 1917ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Empecamenta hirta Moser, 1917ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Empecamenta impressiceps Moser, 1914ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Empecamenta insulicola Moser, 1919ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Empecamenta jeanneli Burgeon, 1946ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Empecamenta mashona (Péringuey, 1904)ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Empecamenta matabelena (Péringuey, 1904)ScarabaeidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Afrotropical(Republic Democratic Congo)

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.

  1. Burgeon, L. (1945). Les Ablaberini (Col. Melolonth. Sericini) du Congo belge. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africains, Bruxelles 38(3-4):212-251. 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:39HGK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.