Comaserica conspurcata

Comaserica conspurcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Comaserica
Species:
C. conspurcata
Binomial name
Comaserica conspurcata
(Blanchard, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Emphania conspurcata Blanchard, 1850

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are very similar to Comaserica irrorata, but may be distinguished by the antennae, by the pygidium with setate punctures at the tip, and by the hind coxae, which have only one row of setae on the sides. They have an elongate-oval, narrow, dull, reddish-brown with yellowish, darkly spotted elytra, on which the yellowish-white setae stand out clearly.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica conspurcata 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 13, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 13, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.