Microsericaria stellata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microsericaria |
| Species: | M. stellata |
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Microsericaria stellata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in southern India.[2]
Description
[edit]They are black, with a slight greenish tinge, opaque above and beneath. The elytra are decorated in the middle with a small triangular yellow spot, its apex directed backwards. The legs are dark and shining.[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 28, 2025.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - ↑ Arrow, G. J. (1946). "Notes on Aserica and some related Genera of Melolonthine Beetles, with descriptions of new species and two new genera". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany and Geology. 11 (13): 264–283. Retrieved February 4, 2026.