Hyposerica sericeomicans
| Hyposerica sericeomicans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hyposerica |
| Species: | H. sericeomicans
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyposerica sericeomicans Moser, 1915
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Hyposerica sericeomicans is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10.5 mm. They have a reddish-brown, oblong-oval body, with the head and pronotum somewhat darker. They are silky-shimmering and slightly opalescent above and dull below, except for the middle of the thorax and the legs. The frons is widely punctured and has a few setae behind the suture. The antennae are reddish-yellow. The pronotum is moderately densely punctured with setate lateral margins. The elytra are covered with irregular rows of punctures in the striae. The spaces along the sides of the elytra are marked by narrow, almost unpunctured ribs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica sericeomicans 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 January 27, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1915). "Weitere neue Serica-Arten (Col.)". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 76: 144–202. Retrieved January 27, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.