Hyposerica silvicola
| Hyposerica silvicola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hyposerica |
| Species: | H. piceonigra
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyposerica piceonigra Moser, 1915
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Hyposerica piceonigra is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7-7.5 mm. They are blackish-brown above and somewhat lighter below. They are mostly shiny, but the sides of the thorax, the hind coxae and the abdomen are dull. The frons is widely covered with strong punctures and the antennae are yellow. The pronotum is moderately densely and strongly punctured, a few punctures with setae. The lateral margins are setate. The elytra are slightly longitudinally furrowed, these furrows dotted with rows of punctures.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica piceonigra 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.