Aulacoserica flava

Aulacoserica flava
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Aulacoserica
Species:
A. flava
Binomial name
Aulacoserica flava
Brenske, 1902

Aulacoserica flava is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. They are very similar to Aulacoserica facilis, but somewhat smaller. The pronotum and elytra are somewhat more convex, the latter densely but duller punctate in the interstices, the abdomen is more strongly constricted.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aulacoserica flava 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1902). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. (Schluss)" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 47: 1–82. Retrieved February 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.