Hyposerica strenua
| Hyposerica strenua | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hyposerica |
| Species: | H. strenua
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyposerica strenua Brenske, 1899
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Hyposerica strenua is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5-7 mm. They are chestnut brown and glossy, with the elytra yellowish and the pronotum very finely punctate, margined posteriorly. The clypeus is less broad, highly margined anteriorly, very slightly indented, deeply punctate with individual setae, the frons very finely punctate, in males the head is somewhat broader and the eyes are larger. The pronotum is projecting anteriorly, scarcely rounded laterally, the posterior angles slightly rounded, very finely punctate. The elytra are almost uniformly, somewhat more strongly punctate, without distinct longitudinal lines, the main ribs are only weakly indicated, a distinct longitudinal line is found next to the suture. The pygidium is convex, rounded and finely punctate.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica strenua 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.