Comaserica alternans

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

Last updated February 18, 2026

Comaserica alternans 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 frons is green, widely punctate and covered with individual setae. The pronotum is yellowish-brown and shows three indistinctly defined green spots in the middle. It has fine punctation and scattered yellow setae. The elytra are yellowish-brown and covered with blackish or brownish spots. There are rows of punctures, and the unpunctured interstices are alternately flat and convex. Numerous long yellow setae are also present, particularly in the posterior part of the elytra.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica alternans 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.
1 2 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 .

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica alternans 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 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 .

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