Euserica alonsoi

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Euserica alonsoi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Euserica
Species:
E. alonsoi
Binomial name
Euserica alonsoi
Ruiz & Ávila, 1993

Euserica alonsoi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Morocco. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.4 mm. The general colouration of the body is light brown. The sides of the pronotum and elytra, elytral apex, legs and ventral surface are lighter. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Dr. D. Miguel Angel Alonso Zarazaga. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euserica alonsoi 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 10, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Ruiz, J. L.; Ávila, J. M. (1993). "Descripción de dos nuevas especies del género Euserica Reitter, 1896 del Norte de Africa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Elytron. 7: 111–121. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
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