Comaserica dapsilis

Comaserica dapsilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Comaserica
Species:
C. dapsilis
Binomial name
Comaserica dapsilis
Brenske, 1899

Comaserica dapsilis 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 crinita, but smaller and narrower. Furthermore, the clypeus is densely wrinkled and punctate and slightly raised in the middle. The setae are present, but indistinct. The pronotal margin is densely setate but less curved. On the elytra, the first stria is somewhat weaker than the others along almost its entire length and the lateral margin is less densely setate.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica dapsilis 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.