Comaserica adspersa

Comaserica adspersa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Comaserica
Species:	C. adspersa
Binomial name
Comaserica adspersa Moser, 1915

Comaserica adspersa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Madagascar. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. The head is sparsely setate and the frons is widely punctate. The antennae are brown, with a darkened club. The pronotum is fairly widely punctate and covered with scattered setae. The scutellum is covered with white scales besides the sides and the elytra are slightly furrowed. The furrows are irregularly dotted with rows of punctures, with the spaces between them almost devoid of punctures. The elytra are covered with scattered pale setae, particularly posteriorly next to the suture and in front of the posterior margin. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica adspersa 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
3. Moser, J. (1915). "Weitere neue Serica-Arten (Col.)". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 76: 144–202. Retrieved January 27, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .