Microserica oceana

Microserica oceana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Microserica
Species:
M. oceana
Binomial name
Microserica oceana
(Brenske, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Serica oceana Brenske, 1894

Microserica oceana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. They are reddish-yellow and dull. The punctures on the frons and thorax are not visible under the tomentum. There are scattered setae along the lateral margin of the thorax and the scutellum is sparsely punctured. The elytra are punctate-striate with raised, less punctate spaces. The margin is densely fringed.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica oceana 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 4, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1894). "Die Melolonthiden der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region im Königlichen naturhistorischen Museum zu Brüssel. Beschreibung neuer Arten und Bemerkungen zu bekannten". Mémoires de La Société Entomologique de Belgique. 2: 3–87. Retrieved February 4, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.