Microserica limbata

Microserica limbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Microserica
Species:	M. limbata
Binomial name
	Microserica limbata; (Brenske, 1894)
Synonyms
	Serica limbataBrenske, 1894;

Last updated February 07, 2026

Microserica limbata 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 7-7.5 mm. The frons is dull and the thorax is dark, but a reddish-yellow colour shows through, especially on the sides, which then are almost the same colour as the elytra. The punctures are not discernible and the gently curved lateral margin is setate. The scutellum has a dark green colour that covers the suture and the entire lateral margin, widest in the middle of the sides, narrowest at the shoulder and the tip of the elytra. The remaining part is bright reddish-brown, punctured with narrow stripes of punctures and broad spaces between them.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica limbata 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 February 4, 2026.
1 2 Brenske, E. (1894). "Die Melolonthiden der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region im Königlichen naturhistorischen Museum zu Brüssel. Beschreibung neuer Arten und Bemerkungen zu bekannten". Mémoires de La Société Entomologique de Belgique. 2: 3–87. Retrieved February 4, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

This Sericinae related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica limbata 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 February 4, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Brenske, E. (1894). "Die Melolonthiden der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region im Königlichen naturhistorischen Museum zu Brüssel. Beschreibung neuer Arten und Bemerkungen zu bekannten". Mémoires de La Société Entomologique de Belgique. 2: 3–87. Retrieved February 4, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

[1]

[2]

[3]