Hyposerica luridipennis
| Hyposerica luridipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hyposerica |
| Species: | H. luridipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyposerica luridipennis Moser, 1915
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Hyposerica luridipennis 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 shiny and yellow, while the head, pronotum and scutellum are reddish-yellow. The frons is sparsely punctate behind the suture and the antennae are reddish-yellow. The pronotum is fairly widely spaced and finely punctate, with a few setae laterally along the anterior margin. The elytra have irregular rows of punctures, with barely noticeable smooth longitudinal striations. The posterior margin has a narrow membranous fringe.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica luridipennis 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.