Archoserica coiffaiti

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Archoserica coiffaiti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Archoserica
Species:
A. coiffaiti
Binomial name
Archoserica coiffaiti
Frey, 1972

Archoserica coiffaiti is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Gabon. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-5.5 mm. The lower surface is yellow, while the upper surface is highly variable. Females have a yellow clypeus, while the frons and vertex are blackish-brown. The pronotum is also blackish-brown (except for the lateral margin). A broad stripe at the base of the elytra, the sutural stripe and a marginal stripe are also blackish-brown. Males usually have fewer black markings and are sometimes even uniformly yellow. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Archoserica coiffaiti 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1972). "Neue afrikanische Sericinae (Col., Scarab., Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 23: 142–149. Retrieved January 5, 2026.