Comaserica testacea
| Comaserica testacea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Comaserica |
| Species: | C. testacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Comaserica testacea Moser, 1911
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Comaserica testacea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. They are uniformly yellowish-brown, except for the reddish-brown head. The upper surface is tomentose. The frons has a greenish sheen and has scattered punctures and individual erect yellow hairs. The pronotum has very fine, bristle-free punctures and coarser ones, which do have setae. The lateral margins are fringed with yellow hairs. The elytra have double rows of fine punctures and occasional coarser punctures, which have setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica testacea 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.