Hyposerica imitans

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Hyposerica imitans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Hyposerica
Species:
H. imitans
Binomial name
Hyposerica imitans
Frey, 1975

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11 mm. They have an elongate-oval body. The upper and lower surfaces are blackish-brown, dull and tomentose with a slight opalescent sheen. The pronotum and elytral margin are sparsely fringed with light brown hairs. The entire upper surface, including the head, is glabrous, except for a few scattered, solitary, erect setae. The antennae are yellowish-brown. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica imitans 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 January 5, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1975). "Neue madegassische Sericinen und Coprinen vom Zentralafrikanischen Museum in Tervuren bei Brüssel" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 26: 297–306. Retrieved January 5, 2026.