Aulacoserica affinis

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Aulacoserica affinis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Aulacoserica
Species:
A. affinis
Binomial name
Aulacoserica affinis
Moser, 1918

Aulacoserica affinis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Zimbabwe. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. They are reddish-yellow and shiny. The frons is extensively punctate. The surface of the pronotum and scutellum is densely punctate and the elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals fairly densely punctured. The underside is almost smooth in the middle and sparsely punctate at the sides. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aulacoserica affinis 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 19, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1918). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) VII" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 293–356. Retrieved January 19, 2026.