Eriphoserica

Eriphoserica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Sericinae
Tribe:	Sericini
Genus:	Eriphoserica ; Brenske, 1899
Species:	E. camentoides
Binomial name
	Eriphoserica camentoides; Brenske, 1900

Last updated February 18, 2026

Eriphoserica is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Eriphoserica camentoides, which is found in Madagascar.^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-6 mm. They have an ovate, glossy yellowish-brown body, with a somewhat reddish head and pronotum. The broad frons is densely and wrinkledly punctate along the suture, becoming more finely punctate posteriorly until it reaches the smooth, strongly convex vertex. The pronotum is finely punctate, weakly projecting anteriorly in the middle. The hairs on the margin are sparse, but the recurved margin is covered with long setae. The short scutellum is densely punctate. The elytra are densely and finely punctate, somewhat more strongly than the pronotum.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Eriphoserica camentoides 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 February 10, 2026.
↑ Brenske, E. (1900). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. IV". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 45: 39–96. Retrieved February 10, 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). "Eriphoserica camentoides 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 February 10, 2026.

[:2-3] Brenske, E. (1900). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. IV". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 45: 39–96. Retrieved February 10, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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