Comaserica pilosicollis

Comaserica pilosicollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Comaserica
Species:	C. pilosicollis
Binomial name
	Comaserica pilosicollis; Moser, 1926

Last updated February 07, 2026

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–6 mm. They are black and opaque. The head is punctate and sparsely setose and the antennae are reddish-yellow. The pronotum is moderately densely punctate, with the punctures of unequal size. The larger punctures are hairy. The elytra are serrate, with the interstices nearly flat and irregularly punctate at the intervals. Some larger punctures are setose.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica pilosicollis 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 February 5, 2026.
1 2 Moser, J. (1926). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) XIV" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 87: 198–208. Retrieved February 5, 2026.

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[1] BioLib

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

[:2-3] 1 2 Moser, J. (1926). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) XIV" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 87: 198–208. Retrieved February 5, 2026.

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