Hyposerica tibialis

Hyposerica tibialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Hyposerica
Species:
H. tibialis
Binomial name
Hyposerica tibialis
Arrow, 1948

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–9 mm. They are testaceous or light brown, with the head and pronotum usually reddish brown and the elytra sometimes dark in the sutural region. The antennae and legs are pale.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica tibialis 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 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 15, 2026.