Microserica avicula

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Microserica avicula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Microserica
Species:
M. avicula
Binomial name
Microserica avicula
(Arrow, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Aserica aviculaArrow, 1946

Microserica avicula is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Vietnam. [1] [2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oval body. The lateral intervals, frons, two large pairs of spots on the pronotum and multiple dots on the elytra are brown. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous. [2]

References

  1. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica avicula 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 November 20, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Ahrens, D.; Liu, W.; Lukic, D.; Bai, M. (2023). "A taxonomic review of Microserica Brenske, 1894 from continental Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5241 (1): 1–115. Retrieved November 20, 2025.