Comaserica tessellata
| Comaserica tessellata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Comaserica |
| Species: | C. tessellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Comaserica tessellata (Klug, 1834)
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Comaserica tessellata 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 most similar to Comaserica bergrothi, but slightly smaller. They are dull, slightly opalescent, spotted on the elytra and yellowish-brown underneath. The frons is partly shiny, finely punctate, with two setae behind the suture. The pronotum is only slightly transverse, almost elongate, the posterior angles broadly rounded, scarcely projecting anteriorly in the middle, and punctate with scattered setae. The scutellum is small, finely and thinly covered with white hairs. The elytra are furrowed, the furrows as wide as the slightly raised ribs, slightly dark-spotted, with a few white setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica tessellata 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.