Hyposerica castanipes
| Hyposerica castanipes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hyposerica |
| Species: | H. castanipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyposerica castanipes Brenske, 1899
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Hyposerica castanipes is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8–9 mm. They are shiny and brown. It is similar to Hyposerica nucea, but they are somewhat more robust. Furthermore, the two deep setae are absent on the clypeus and the frons is somewhat wrinkled. The elytra, in particular, differ in that they are finely shagreened and densely punctate. The suture is flat and the 2nd, 4th, and 6th costa are very faintly indicated as narrow, smooth, barely raised striae, while the others are entirely absent.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica castanipes 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 13, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 13, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.