Comaserica dissidens

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Comaserica dissidens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Comaserica
Species:
C. dissidens
Binomial name
Comaserica dissidens
Moser, 1918

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. The upper surface is blackish-brown, the elytra with small lighter spots. The head is very sparsely punctate and the frons is green and dull. The antennae are yellowish-brown. There is dense tomentum on the pronotum and there are a few setae on the disc. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals widely covered with punctures. There are also some yellowish setae arranged in rows. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica dissidens 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 19, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1918). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) VII" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 293–356. Retrieved January 19, 2026.