Aulacoserica rufofusca

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. They are reddish-brown and shiny. The head is densely punctured and the antennae are reddish-yellow, with a yellow club. The pronotum is rather densely punctate and the elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals moderately densely covered with punctures. The underside is weakly punctate in the middle, becoming more strongly punctate towards the sides. [3]

References

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