Amiserica michaeli

Amiserica michaeli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Amiserica
Species:
A. michaeli
Binomial name
Amiserica michaeli
Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2011

Amiserica michaeli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Myanmar.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.8–5.8 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The antennae, legs and stains on the elytra are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull, the head is shiny and the surface is sparsely covered with short white setae.[3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, Michael Langer.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amiserica michaeli 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 November 17, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2011). "New species of Sericini from the Himalaya and adjacent mountains (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 60 (2): 139–164. Retrieved November 17, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.