Hyposerica geminata

Hyposerica geminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Hyposerica
Species:	H. geminata
Binomial name
	Hyposerica geminata; (Klug, 1834)
Synonyms
	Serica geminataKlug, 1834;

Last updated February 14, 2026

Hyposerica geminata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Madagascar.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are shiny reddish-brown, with a somewhat silky-sheen underneath and somewhat darker chestnut-brown above. The clypeus is distinctly margined anteriorly, impressed behind, somewhat widely punctate, smooth with coarser setae. The frons is more finely punctate. The pronotum is short, distinctly projecting anteriorly, the sides only slightly widened, the hind angles very broadly rounded, finely punctate. The elytra have two strong rows of punctures in the striae and the intervals are smooth, strongly raised and fading before the apex. The scutellum is pointed and small.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica geminata 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 geminata 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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