Comaserica aurita

Comaserica aurita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Comaserica
Species:
C. aurita
Binomial name
Comaserica aurita
Brenske, 1900

Comaserica aurita is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4 mm. They are similar to Comaserica discolor. The frons is greenish metallic and somewhat sparsely punctate. The posterior angles of the pronotum are broadly rounded, somewhat less so than in C. discolor, and the posterior margin is not projecting in the middle, but is evenly rounded. The elytra are deeply punctate and striate. All striations are symmetrical. They are generally somewhat yellowish-brown and opalescent. The underside is only weakly silky.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica aurita 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 10, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1900). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. IV". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 45: 39–96. Retrieved February 10, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.