Aulacoserica puerilis

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Aulacoserica puerilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Aulacoserica
Species:
A. puerilis
Binomial name
Aulacoserica puerilis
Frey, 1968

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-5.2 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are light reddish-brown. The upper surface of the head is very densely and coarsely, somewhat irregularly punctate and the pronotum is moderately and densely punctate. The elytra are densely and moderately punctate with striae. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Aulacoserica puerilis 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 15, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1968). "Neue Sericiden aus Afrika und Madagascar mit Bestimmungstabelle der westafrikanischen Aulacoserica-Arten (Col. Melolonth.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 199–228. Retrieved January 15, 2026.