Hyposerica castanea

Hyposerica castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Hyposerica
Species:	H. castanea
Binomial name
	Hyposerica castanea; (Blanchard, 1850)
Synonyms
	Emphania castaneaBlanchard, 1850;

Last updated February 14, 2026

Hyposerica castanea 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 have an oval, glossy brown body. The clypeus is broad, tapering towards the front, slightly margined, almost rounded anteriorly, conspicuous behind the anterior margin. There are individual setae and the surface is slightly convex, finely punctate, the suture indistinct, behind it a setate puncture on each side of the middle. The pronotum is very finely punctate, the sides straight, the hind angles almost angular, the margin at the posterior edge distinct. The elytra are evenly punctate, without striae, but with faint double rows of punctures, which are very little. The pygidium is very finely, indistinctly punctate.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica castanea 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 13, 2026.
1 2 Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 13, 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). "Hyposerica castanea 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 13, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 13, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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