Microserica splendidula
| Microserica splendidula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. splendidula |
| Binomial name | |
| Microserica splendidula (Fabricius, 1801) | |
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Microserica splendidula is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra, Nias, Malacca).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 6.5–6.7 mm. They have a short, egg-shaped, oval body. The colouration is very variable, ranging from dark brown to yellowish. The head and usually also the pronotum are greenish, and the elytra are always dark-bordered. The legs are black to reddish-brown. The upper surface is dull tomentose and glabrous, except for the labroclypeus.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica splendidula 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 December 26, 2025.
- 1 2 Ahrens, D. (2001). "Neue Arten der Microserica splendidula (Fabricius, 1801) - Gruppe von West-Malaysia, Nias und Sumatra (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau. 71: 111–120. Retrieved December 26, 2025.