Aulacoserica tomentosa
| Aulacoserica tomentosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Aulacoserica |
| Species: | A. tomentosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Aulacoserica tomentosa Frey, 1966
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Aulacoserica tomentosa 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 8.5 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are blackish-brown and dull, with the upper surface slightly and the underside and pygidium strongly pruinose. The clypeus is moderately glossy. The frons, pronotum, scutellum, and elytra are densely tomentose without discernible punctures or striae. The pygidium has a few shallow punctures and short, erect setae apically.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aulacoserica tomentosa 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 25, 2026.
- ^ a b Frey, G. (1966). "Neue Melolonthidae (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 17: 326–332. Retrieved February 25, 2026.