Comaserica metallescens

Comaserica metallescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Comaserica
Species:	C. metallescens
Binomial name
	Comaserica metallescens; Moser, 1911

Last updated February 07, 2026

Comaserica metallescens 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. They have a shiny, metallic-shimmering upper surface. The head is coppery, the frons coarsely and densely punctate and with individual setae. The pronotum is sparsely punctate, with a large, irregular green spot on the disc. The scutellum is yellow and punctate on the sides. The elytra have double rows of punctures, and all the intervals are convex, giving the elytra a ribbed appearance. They are yellow and black spotted. The elytra shimmer metallic green. In the rear half, the sides are fringed with white hairs.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica metallescens 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. (1911). "Neue Serica-Arten von Madagascar und Borneo (Col.)" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 513–529. 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 metallescens 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. (1911). "Neue Serica-Arten von Madagascar und Borneo (Col.)" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 513–529. Retrieved January 27, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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