Microserica chaiyaphum

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Microserica chaiyaphum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Microserica
Species:
M. chaiyaphum
Binomial name
Microserica chaiyaphum
Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023

Microserica chaiyaphum is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Thailand. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.1–5.3 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body, the head and pronotum with some greenish shine. The antennae are yellow and the dorsal and ventral surface are dull with an iridescent shine. The dorsal surface is glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its occurrence in the Chaiyaphum province. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica chaiyaphum 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.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
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