Lamproserica mombasana

Lamproserica mombasana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Lamproserica
Species:
L. mombasana
Binomial name
Lamproserica mombasana
Brenske, 1902

Lamproserica mombasana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5 mm. They are very similar to Lamproserica beccarii. They are also glossy yellow, but the clypeus is not so elongated but somewhat shorter than wide, very densely finely wrinkled-punctate with a faintly indicated elevation on the middle.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lamproserica mombasana 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 6, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (4): 431–462. Retrieved February 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.