Microserica balbalana
| Microserica balbalana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. balbalana
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica balbalana Moser, 1922
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Microserica balbalana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They are dull and red, with the frons, middle of the pronotum and suture of the elytra black. The head is sparsely punctate and the antennae are rust-coloured. The sides of the pronotum are ciliated and the surface is subtly punctate. The elytra are seriate-punctate, with the interstices slightly convex and sparsely covered with punctures.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica balbalana 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 31, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1922). "Neue Serica-Arten aus den orientalischen Region (Col.)" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 83: 101–112. Retrieved January 31, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.