Microserica affinis

Microserica affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Microserica
Species:	M. affinis
Binomial name
	Microserica affinis; Arrow, 1946

Last updated February 08, 2026

Microserica affinis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh) and northern Myanmar.^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.1-5.5 mm. They have a black, short oval, strongly convex body. Except for the legs and the anterior labroclypeus, the entire surface is dull and 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 30, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
↑ Ahrens, D. (2002). "Revision der Arten der Microserica viridicollis Arrow 1913 - Gruppe (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Sericini)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 34 (1): 383–412. Retrieved December 29, 2025.

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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 30, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[:2-3] Ahrens, D. (2002). "Revision der Arten der Microserica viridicollis Arrow 1913 - Gruppe (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Sericini)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 34 (1): 383–412. Retrieved December 29, 2025.

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