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Periserica interrupta

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Periserica interrupta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Periserica
Species:
P. interrupta
Binomial name
Periserica interrupta
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Omaloplia interrupta Walker, 1859

Periserica interrupta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 5.7–5.8 mm. They have a dark brown to blackish, oval body, with blackish antennae. The elytra are yellowish brown with small dark spots. The dorsal surface is shiny and densely setose on the head, but sparsely setose on the pronotum and elytra.[2]

References

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  1. BioLib
  2. 1 2 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 23, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.