Comaserica setosella

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

Last updated February 07, 2026

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are brown, tomentose and faintly iridescent. The forehead is densely and coarsely punctate, with individual protruding setae. The pronotum is sparsely punctate and covered with yellow setae. The scutellum has bristle-bearing punctures along its lateral margins. The elytra have indistinct darker spots and are irregularly punctate. The setae arise from coarser punctures. The primary ribs are quite prominent.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica setosella 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 setosella 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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