Clypeoserica

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Clypeoserica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericinae
Tribe: Sericini
Genus: Clypeoserica
Frey, 1970
Species:
C. producta
Binomial name
Clypeoserica producta
Frey, 1970

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are reddish-yellow, glossy and glabrous except for a few hairs at the apex of the pygidium. The head and pronotum are densely and rather finely punctate. The elytra and scutellum are punctate, the elytra with punctate striae, and with the intervals flat. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Clypeoserica producta 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 December 17, 2025.
  3. Frey, G. (1970). "Coleoptera aus Nordostafrika. Melolonthidae und Rutelidae. Zoological contribution from the Finnish expeditions to the Sudan Nr.23". Notulae Entomologicae. 51: 1–7. Retrieved February 5, 2026.