Aulacoserica konduensis
| Aulacoserica konduensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Aulacoserica |
| Species: | A. konduensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aulacoserica konduensis Moser, 1919
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Aulacoserica konduensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.5 mm. They are reddish-brown and glossy and are very similar in colour and shape to Aulacoserica castanea, but differs in its significantly broader hind femora. The latter are very strongly broadened, their posterior margin is very slightly indented, and at the end are two setae. The hind tibiae are broad and short, the fore tibiae are bidentate.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aulacoserica konduensis 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 22, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1919). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) X." (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 80 (2): 330–364. Retrieved February 22, 2026.