Homaloserica

Homaloserica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Sericinae
Tribe:	Sericini
Genus:	Homaloserica Brenske, 1898
Species:	H. fessa
Binomial name
Homaloserica fessa Brenske, 1901

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They have an elongate, dull, dirty yellow body with brownish spots on the pronotum and elytra. The pronotum is not projecting forward in the middle anteriorly, the sides are straight, the posterior angles almost angular, finely punctate, the white setae sparse. The scutellum is long, pointed, and densely covered with white hairs. The elytra are punctate in rows, the intervals narrow, slightly raised, and brownish-spotted, especially at the suture. The scattered white setae are distinct, the marginal setae weak. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Homaloserica fessa 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 December 17, 2025.
3. Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (2–3): 187–234. Retrieved February 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .