Microserica magnifica
| Microserica magnifica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. magnifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica magnifica Brenske, 1899
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Microserica magnifica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Malaysia (Sabah).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5–7 mm. The back of the head and the clypeus are greenish to brownish. The pronotum is scarcely projecting forward in the middle, with almost straight sides. The scutellum is pointedly elongate. The elytra are narrow, with light and dark stripes, the base light, the light stripes ending before the apex, always narrow but in very varying numbers. The pygidium is hairy only at the apex and somewhat convex.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica magnifica 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 12, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 12, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.