Microserica bifasciata

Microserica bifasciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Microserica
Species:	M. bifasciata
Binomial name
Microserica bifasciata Ahrens, 2003

Microserica bifasciata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.9 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body, partly with a greenish or iridescent shine. The pronotum and anterior third of the elytra is reddish brown, the latter with two yellowish transversal bands. The antennae are brown. The dorsal surface (except for the shiny labroclypeus and tibia) is dull and glabrous. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica bifasciata 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 December 29, 2025.
3. Ahrens, D. (2003). "New species of the genus Microserica Brenske, 1894 from Sumatra and Malay Peninsula, with notes on synonymy (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Annali Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale “Giacomo Doria”. 95: 35–63. Retrieved December 29, 2025.