Comaserica rufocostata
| Comaserica rufocostata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Comaserica |
| Species: | C. rufocostata
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| Binomial name | |
| Comaserica rufocostata Moser, 1911
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Comaserica rufocostata 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. The head is shiny and olive-green. The frons is sparsely punctate. The pronotum is olive brown, faintly shiny and sparsely and finely punctate. The lateral margins are fringed with yellowish hairs. The elytra have double rows of punctures and the primary ribs are reddish-brown, with yellow interstices. The surface has some setae, particularly towards the posterior end, and the lateral margins are fringed with yellow hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica rufocostata 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 January 27, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1911). "Neue Serica-Arten von Madagascar und Borneo (Col.)" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 513–529. Retrieved January 27, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.