Aulacoserica minuta

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5 mm. They are reddish-brown and shiny, with the elytra somewhat darkened. The head is densely punctate. The pronotum is densely punctate and the elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals moderately densely covered with punctures. The thorax is widely punctate in the middle, becoming more densely punctured laterally. The abdominal segments have a transverse row of setae laterally. [3]

References

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