Aulacoserica castanea

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

Aulacoserica castanea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. They are reddish-brown and shiny. The head is densely punctured and the antennae are reddish-yellow. The pronotum is rather densely punctured and the elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals moderately densely punctured. The underside is widely and finely punctate in the middle and more densely and strongly punctate at the sides. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aulacoserica castanea 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.