Microserica larutensis

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

Last updated December 30, 2025

Microserica larutensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Malaysia.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.7 mm. They have a black, oval body, partly with a greenish lustre. The anterior half of the elytra is reddish brown and the antennae are brown or black. The dorsal surface (except for the shiny labroclypeus and tibia) is dull and glabrous.^[3]

References

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

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica larutensis 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 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.

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