Phylloserica macrophylla
| Phylloserica macrophylla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Phylloserica |
| Species: | P. macrophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Phylloserica macrophylla Moser, 1911
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Phylloserica macrophylla is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Madagascar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–7 mm. They are brown and shiny. The head is sparsely but weakly punctate. The pronotum is moderately densely punctate. The punctation of the elytra is coarser and denser than on the pronotum. The ribs are barely indicated and the lateral margins are fringed with brown hairs, and there are also some hairs next to them.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Phylloserica macrophylla 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 27, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1911). "Neue Serica-Arten von Madagascar und Borneo (Col.)" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 513–529. Retrieved January 27, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.