Microserica viridicollis
| Microserica viridicollis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. viridicollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica viridicollis Arrow, 1913[1]
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Microserica viridicollis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, West Bengal, Sikkim).[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.6-4.8 mm. They have a black, short oval, strongly convex body. The elytra are sometimes reddish-brown. Except for the legs and the anterior labroclypeus, the entire surface is dull and glabrous.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 31, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Ahrens, D. (2002). "Revision der Arten der Microserica viridicollis Arrow 1913 - Gruppe (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Sericini)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 34 (1): 383–412. Retrieved December 29, 2025.