Hyposerica submetallica
| Hyposerica submetallica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hyposerica |
| Species: | H. submetallica
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyposerica submetallica Arrow, 1948
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Hyposerica submetallica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found on Mauritius.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7–8 mm. They are dark brown or reddish black, with a slight metallic suffusion, sometimes hardly visible on the elytra, which may be lighter in colour than the rest of the upper surface. The antennae are red.[3]
Life history
Both adults and larvae have been recorded from fields of sugar cane.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica submetallica 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 c Arrow, G. J. (1948). "The Melolonthine beetles of the Island of Mauritius, with a key to the genera and species". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B). 17 (3–4): 25–34. Retrieved February 13, 2026.