Comaserica setulifera

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

Comaserica setulifera 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 mm. They have an elongate-oval body. The upper and lower surfaces are brown and (except for the faintly shiny clypeus), tomentose and dull., The entire upper surface is covered with short, rather fine, whitish to light brown, erect setae. The antennae are light brown. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Comaserica setulifera 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.
3. 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.