Moronoserica ginae
| Moronoserica ginae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Moronoserica |
| Species: | M. ginae
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| Binomial name | |
| Moronoserica ginae (Bohacz & Ahrens, 2020)
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Moronoserica ginae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Laos.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They have a brown, oval body. The striae of the elytra and the scutellum are yellowish brown, while the frons and pronotum are dark brown with a greenish shine. The dorsal surface is dull (but the labroclypeus is shiny) and almost evenly and moderately densely covered with minute setae, with white, robust, erect setae on the elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from the name of the dog of one of the authors, Gina.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Moronoserica ginae 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 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c Bohacz, Claudia; Ahrens, Dirk (2020). "New species of the Microserica lineata group from Laos and Thailand (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 4859 (2): 263–274. Retrieved December 26, 2025.