Microserica hastata
| Microserica hastata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. hastata
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica hastata Brenske, 1899
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Microserica hastata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Java).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They have a short, rounded-oval, black, dull body. The head and pronotum are densely covered with long setae. The pronotum is strongly convex, very slightly rounded at the sides, scarcely wider posteriorly, with short, erect setae up to the middle. All the setae are yellowish-brown underneath.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica hastata 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 February 11, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 11, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.