Hyposerica rosettae
| Hyposerica rosettae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hyposerica |
| Species: | H. rosettae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyposerica rosettae Frey, 1975
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Hyposerica rosettae 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. They have a very dark reddish-brown, egg-shaped body. The upper surface is dull and tomentose, while the clypeus and frons are shiny. The upper and lower surfaces have a few, extremely scattered, erect hairs, but are otherwise glabrous. The sides of the pronotum and elytra are sparsely fringed with pale cilia. The antennae are brown.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica rosettae 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- ^ a b Frey, G. (1975). "Neue madegassische Sericinen und Coprinen vom Zentralafrikanischen Museum in Tervuren bei Brüssel" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 26: 297–306. Retrieved January 5, 2026.