Hyposerica porphyrea

Hyposerica porphyrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Hyposerica
Species:
H. porphyrea
Binomial name
Hyposerica porphyrea
Lacroix, 1994

Hyposerica porphyrea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found on the Comoros.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They have a short, rather oval body. The upper surface is reddish-brown. Thye clypeus has oblique sides, a very slightly rounded anterior margin and a densely punctate surface. The pronotum has fine, inconspicuous punctation. There are erect cilia on the head and sides of the pronotum. The elytra have a broadly bordered suture and the punctation is shallow and sparse.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica porphyrea 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 15, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Lacroix, M. (1994). "Les Sericinae de l'archipel des Comores (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea)". Bulletin de La Société Entomologique de France. 99 (1): 129–133. Retrieved February 15, 2026.