Hyposerica truncatipennis
| Hyposerica truncatipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hyposerica |
| Species: | H. truncatipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyposerica truncatipennis Moser, 1915
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Hyposerica truncatipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8–9 mm. The head has scattered setae and the frons is moderately densely punctate. The antennae are brown. The pronotum is finely and rather densely punctate, with fine setae on the anterior margin and on the lateral margins, and some are also noticeable on the disc. The elytra are rather densely, irregularly punctate and have longitudinal rows of widely spaced fine setae. The narrow ribs are only very faintly indicated.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica truncatipennis 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.