Microserica modiglianii

Microserica modiglianii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Microserica
Species:
M. modiglianii
Binomial name
Microserica modiglianii
Brenske, 1899

Microserica modiglianii is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.8-5 mm. They are dull and very faintly opalescent (with the pronotum somewhat more so). They are yellowish-brown, with a green head and with the pronotum and elytra either patterned or unicolourous. The pronotum is almost straight at the sides, very slightly curved posteriorly, the corners pointed, finely punctate. The elytra are finely and densely punctate in the striae, with tiny hairs in the punctures, the intervals narrow and weakly raised. The pygidium is pointed and densely punctate.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica modiglianii 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 10, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 10, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.