Microserica duplosetosa

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Microserica duplosetosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Microserica
Species:
M. duplosetosa
Binomial name
Microserica duplosetosa
Moser, 1915

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are dull and blackish-brown above, and brown below. The frons has some yellowish setae and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is rather sparsely punctate, the punctures with tiny setae. The lateral margins and the anterior margin are covered with yellow setae. The elytra are weakly ribbed and irregularly punctate. The punctures have very small but distinct yellowish setae. Scattered among them are long, barely erect yellow setae. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica duplosetosa 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1915). "Neue Serica Arten (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 337–393. Retrieved January 29, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .