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Camapterus oweni
Camapterus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Camapterus oweni, which is found in South Africa (Western Cape). Its habitat consists of semi-arid mountainous areas.
From the article Camapterus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 19.8–20 mm (0.78–0.79 in). They are completely black, glabrous and without white tomentum. Both the males and females are brachypterous.
In human culture
The species is dedicated to Colin R. Owen, who discovered the species.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 655072.