Aulacoserica deremana

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are shiny, blackish-brown above and reddish-brown below. The head is densely punctate. The pronotum is broad and the anterior margin is densely punctate in the middle, as is the surface of the scutellum. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals quite densely punctured. The underside is moderately densely punctate in the middle, becoming more closely punctate towards the sides. [3]

References

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