Aulacoserica pygmaea

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

Aulacoserica pygmaea 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 yellowish-brown and shiny. The head is moderately densely punctured. The surface of the pronotum, like that of the scutellum, is quite densely punctured and the elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals quite densely punctured. The center of the thorax is covered with very faint punctation, while the sides of the thorax and the abdomen are covered with strong punctures. [3]

References

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