Microserica ferestictica
| Microserica ferestictica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. ferestictica
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica ferestictica Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023
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Microserica ferestictica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. They have an oval body. The body (including legs and antennae) is yellow, with two spots on the pronotum, multiple symmetric smaller spots on the elytra, and the abdomen brown. The frons is slightly darker posteriorly. The dorsal surface is dull, the brown areas with some greenish shine. The surface is nearly glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin fere- (meaning almost) and sticticus (meaning line, file) and refers to the imperfect stripe-dotted colour pattern of the elytra.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica ferestictica 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 November 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Liu, W.; Lukic, D.; Bai, M. (2023). "A taxonomic review of Microserica Brenske, 1894 from continental Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5241 (1): 1–115. Retrieved November 20, 2025.