Comaserica basilewskyi

Comaserica basilewskyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Comaserica
Species:	C. basilewskyi
Binomial name
	Comaserica basilewskyi; Frey, 1975

Last updated January 07, 2026

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8 mm. They have an elongate, egg-shaped body. The upper and lower surfaces are dark bronze. The upper surface is shiny and the head is glabrous, while the pronotum and elytra are very sparsely fringed with whitish hairs. The elytra also has a few scattered, whitish, erect setae.^[3]

References

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↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica basilewskyi 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 5, 2026.
1 2 Frey, G. (1975). "Neue madegassische Sericinen und Coprinen vom Zentralafrikanischen Museum in Tervuren bei Brüssel" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 26: 297–306. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica basilewskyi 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 5, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Frey, G. (1975). "Neue madegassische Sericinen und Coprinen vom Zentralafrikanischen Museum in Tervuren bei Brüssel" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 26: 297–306. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

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