Leoserica capensis

Leoserica capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Leoserica
Species:	L. capensis
Binomial name
	Leoserica capensis; (Brenske, 1902)
Synonyms
	Serica capensis Brenske, 1902;

Leoserica capensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.77 mm.^[3] They have an elongate, brown, dull body. The frons is finely punctate. The pronotum is straight at the front, evenly rounded at the sides, not widening posteriorly, with broadly rounded hind angles. There is a distinctly margined posterior margin, and weak marginal setae. The scutellum is densely and coarsely punctate up to the midline. The elytra are densely and evenly punctate, without rows of punctures or intervals, with a few weakly indicated ribs. The marginal setae are fine.^[4]

References

^ BioLib
^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Leoserica capensis 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Fabrizi, S.; Eberle, J.; Ahrens, D. (2019). "Unexpected diversity of Hyboserica chafers in South African forest remnants: cladistic analysis, new species and the new genus Leoserica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 186 (4): 950–982. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
^ Brenske, E. (1902). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. (Schluss)" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 47: 1–82. Retrieved February 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Leoserica capensis 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved December 31, 2025.

[:2-3] Fabrizi, S.; Eberle, J.; Ahrens, D. (2019). "Unexpected diversity of Hyboserica chafers in South African forest remnants: cladistic analysis, new species and the new genus Leoserica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 186 (4): 950–982. Retrieved December 31, 2025.

[:3-4] Brenske, E. (1902). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. (Schluss)" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 47: 1–82. Retrieved February 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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