Mesoserica
| Mesoserica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Sericinae |
| Tribe: | Sericini |
| Genus: | Mesoserica Brenske, 1898 |
| Species: | M. transvaalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesoserica transvaalensis Brenske, 1902 | |
Mesoserica is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Mesoserica transvaalensis, which is found in South Africa (Gauteng).[2]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 6 mm.[3] They are brown and shining (with the head and prothorax somewhat more reddish), narrowly ovate and finely punctate.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Mesoserica transvaalensis 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- ↑ Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (4): 431–462. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 7, 2026.