Microserica samarana
| Microserica samarana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. samarana
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica samarana Brenske, 1899
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Microserica samarana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Samar).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4 mm. They are very similar to Microserica negrosiana, but the pronotum is longer, the elytra are less distinctly ribbed, the striae are more broadly punctate and the intervals are not unpunctate and barely raised. The colouration is variable. The head and pronotum are dark green, the elytra are reddish-brown with a dark suture and a broader black lateral margin, which widens so that only two elongated spots at the base remain red, or the elytra are entirely dark, silky-shimmering, in which case the head and pronotum also remain dark green. Only the abdomen is brownish.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica samarana 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.