Microserica larutensis
| Microserica larutensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. larutensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica larutensis Ahrens, 2003
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Microserica larutensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Malaysia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.7 mm. They have a black, oval body, partly with a greenish lustre. The anterior half of the elytra is reddish brown and the antennae are brown or black. The dorsal surface (except for the shiny labroclypeus and tibia) is dull and glabrous.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica larutensis 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 Ahrens, D. (2003). "New species of the genus Microserica Brenske, 1894 from Sumatra and Malay Peninsula, with notes on synonymy (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Annali Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale “Giacomo Doria”. 95: 35–63. Retrieved December 29, 2025.