Oxyserica interrogator

Oxyserica interrogator
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Oxyserica
Species:
O. interrogator
Binomial name
Oxyserica interrogator
(Arrow, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Aserica interrogator Arrow, 1946
  • Microserica interrogator[1]
  • Oxyserica interrogata

Oxyserica interrogator is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found from the Kumaon-Himalaya to eastern-central Nepal.[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.3-6.1 mm. They have a black to brown, oval body. The margins of the pronotum and the elytra are yellowish-brown.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 31, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ^ Ahrens, Dirk (1998). "Revision der Sericinae des Himalaya-gebietes. Neue arten der Microserica marginata gruppe". Entomologische Abhandlungen Staatlichen Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden. 58 (2): 29–51. Retrieved November 7, 2025.