Comaserica mocquerysi
| Comaserica mocquerysi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Comaserica |
| Species: | C. mocquerysi
|
| Binomial name | |
| Comaserica mocquerysi Brenske, 1900
| |
Comaserica mocquerysi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They are small, dull and opalescent. The frons is shiny, very finely punctate, with two setae behind the suture. The pronotum is only slightly transverse, with shallow impressions and individual setae. It is greenish, with an almost metallic sheen. The scutellum is small and finely covered with white hairs. The elytra are densely spotted and has individual white setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica mocquerysi 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.
- ^ 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.