Microserica viridifrons
| Microserica viridifrons | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. viridifrons
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica viridifrons Moser, 1922
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Microserica viridifrons is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Masbate).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They are red and opaque. The head is very sparsely setose and the frons is subtly punctate. The antennae are red. The pronotum is quite densely subtly punctate. The elytra are punctate and more or less blackish, the interstices sparsely covered with punctures.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica viridifrons 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 January 31, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1922). "Neue Serica-Arten aus den orientalischen Region (Col.)" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 83: 101–112. Retrieved January 31, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.