Mesoserica

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Mesoserica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericinae
Tribe: Sericini
Genus: Mesoserica
Brenske, 1898
Species:
M. transvaalensis
Binomial name
Mesoserica transvaalensis
Brenske, 1902

Mesoserica is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Mesoserica transvaalensis, which is found in South Africa (Gauteng). [2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. [3] They are brown and shining (with the head and prothorax somewhat more reddish), narrowly ovate and finely punctate. [4]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Mesoserica transvaalensis 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 7, 2026.
  3. ↑ Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (4): 431–462. Retrieved February 6, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. ↑ Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
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