Microsericaria quadrinotata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microsericaria |
| Species: | M. quadrinotata |
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Microsericaria quadrinotata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in southern India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).[2]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5-5.5 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are blackish, dull (with only the clypeus shiny) and tomentose. The underside sometimes has an opalescent sheen. The legs are brown and shiny. There are four large, irregular, but always symmetrical yellow spots on the elytra. In some specimens, the elytra are yellow with two elongate black spots. The pronotum and elytra are fringed with light brown hairs.[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. - ↑ Frey, G. (1974). "Neue Sericinae (Col. Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 25: 354–357. Retrieved January 14, 2026. Description of Microsericaria arrowi