Comaserica variegata
| Comaserica variegata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Comaserica |
| Species: | C. variegata
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| Binomial name | |
| Comaserica variegata Moser, 1915
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Comaserica variegata 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 blackish-brown, but the elytra and legs are yellowish-brown, the ribs on the former partially dark. The head is, apart from the setae, almost unpunctate. The antennae are brown. The pronotum is finely punctate, with setate lateral margins. The elytra are covered in stripes with irregular rows of punctures with tiny setae. Some punctures have stronger setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica variegata 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. (1915). "Weitere neue Serica-Arten (Col.)". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 76: 144–202. Retrieved January 27, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.