Hyposerica brunneipes
| Hyposerica brunneipes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hyposerica |
| Species: | H. brunneipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyposerica brunneipes Moser, 1915
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Hyposerica brunneipes is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. The upper surface is black and somewhat opalescent, while the underside is brown. The legs are shiny. The head is rather sparsely punctate and the antennae are brown. The pronotum has moderately dense punctation and the elytra have rows of punctures, with narrow, indistinctly marked, unpunctate ribs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica brunneipes 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.