Aulacoserica gabonensis
| Aulacoserica gabonensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Aulacoserica |
| Species: | A. gabonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aulacoserica gabonensis Frey, 1974
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Aulacoserica gabonensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Gabon.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. They are black, with very dark reddish-brown legs. The pygidium is light reddish-brown. The upper surface is strongly shiny, and both the upper and lower surfaces are glabrous. The pronotum and scutellum are finely, moderately densely and evenly punctate. The elytra have fine striae of punctures, with the intervals as finely as the pronotum, but somewhat less densely punctate.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aulacoserica gabonensis 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 January 14, 2026.
- ^ a b Frey, G. (1974). "Neue Sericinae (Col. Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 25: 354–357. Retrieved January 14, 2026.