Meriserica oberthuri
| Meriserica oberthuri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Meriserica |
| Species: | M. oberthuri |
| Binomial name | |
| Meriserica oberthuri | |
Meriserica oberthuri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in southern India. Although also recorded from Assam and Kurseong, these records are doubtful.[2]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 10–11.5 mm. They have a black, oblong-oval body, while the elytra are sometimes reddish-brown. The upper surface is dull and covered with dark hairs on the head and close to the anterior angles of the pronotum, the remainder is glabrous.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - ↑ Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.