Microserica semperi
| Microserica semperi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. semperi
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica semperi (Brenske, 1894)
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Microserica semperi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.25 mm. The frons is finely punctate and the pronotum is widely punctate, with setae along the almost straight lateral margin. The scutellum is dark-coloured. The almost reddish, somewhat opalescent elytra are striated with several punctures, with weakly punctate spaces between them.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica semperi 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.