Meriserica oberthuri

Meriserica oberthuri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Meriserica
Species:	M. oberthuri
Binomial name
	Meriserica oberthuri; Brenske, 1898

Last updated November 23, 2025

Meriserica oberthuri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in southern India. Although also recorded from Assam and Kurseong, these records are doubtful.^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10-11.5 mm. They have a black, oblong-oval body, while the elytra are sometimes reddish-brown. The upper surface is dull and covered with dark hairs on the head and close to the anterior angles of the pronotum, the remainder is glabrous.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 23, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
↑ Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.

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[1] BioLib

[:0-2] Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 23, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[:1-3] Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.

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