Hyposerica delecta

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Hyposerica delecta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Hyposerica
Species:
H. delecta
Binomial name
Hyposerica delecta
Brenske, 1899

Hyposerica delecta 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 are very similar to Hyposerica definitiva in size, shape and colouration, but even more densely tomentose and less opalescent. The hind angles of the pronotum are less broadly rounded and the rows on the elytra are more pronounced. The clypeus is densely punctate but not wrinkled, with a slight unevenness behind the anterior margin. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica delecta 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.
  3. 1 2 Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 13, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .