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