Aulacoserica pygmaea
| Aulacoserica pygmaea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Aulacoserica |
| Species: | A. pygmaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Aulacoserica pygmaea Moser, 1918
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Aulacoserica pygmaea 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 4.5 mm. They are yellowish-brown and shiny. The head is moderately densely punctured. The surface of the pronotum, like that of the scutellum, is quite densely punctured and the elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals quite densely punctured. The center of the thorax is covered with very faint punctation, while the sides of the thorax and the abdomen are covered with strong punctures.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aulacoserica pygmaea 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 19, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1918). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) VII" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 293–356. Retrieved January 19, 2026.