Charioserica

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Charioserica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericinae
Tribe: Sericini
Genus: Charioserica
Brenske, 1899
Species:
C. striata
Binomial name
Charioserica striata
Brenske, 1900

Charioserica is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Charioserica striata, which is found in Madagascar. [2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4 mm. They have an oblong, narrow, delicate, dull, silky-glossy body. They are yellow above with dark striped elytra and dark below. The head is metallic green and the pronotum has greenish, indistinct markings. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Charioserica striata 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 February 10, 2026.
  3. Brenske, E. (1900). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. IV". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 45: 39–96. Retrieved February 10, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .