Microserica biapoensis
| Microserica biapoensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. biapoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica biapoensis Ahrens, 2002
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Microserica biapoensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Myanmar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.4–5.6 mm. They have a moderately broad, oval, moderately convex body. The coloration is variable, sometimes uniformly black or with the elytra yellowish-brown with a dark suture interval and sides. The surface is dull (partly with a greenish sheen) and glabrous, except for the legs and the anterior labroclypeus.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality Carin-Cheba (Bia-po in the Careni mountains).[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica biapoensis 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 29, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D. (2002). "Revision der Arten der Microserica viridicollis Arrow 1913 – Gruppe (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Sericini)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 34 (1): 383–412. Retrieved December 29, 2025.