Microserica semitecta
| Microserica semitecta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. semitecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica semitecta Brenske, 1899
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Microserica semitecta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Kalimantan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.8 mm. They are very similar to Microserica magnifica due to the striated elytra. They are dull and strongly opalescent. The head is green and finely punctate. The pronotum is not projected at the anterior margin, here with a straight row of strong setae, the sides almost straight. The elytra are punctate in rows, the intervals distinctly raised, the 2nd and 4th somewhat more so, reddish-yellow in color, only the lateral margin, the apex and part of the suture darkened. The underside is shimmering greenish-blue.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica semitecta 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.