Microserica lineolata

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

Microserica lineolata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Malaysia (Sarawak). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. They are dull and the head, pronotum and scutellum are green, while the elytra are yellowish-brown with black lateral and posterior margins. The elytral striae are blackish. The pygidium and underside are dark with a slightly greenish sheen. The head is sparsely punctate and covered with scattered setae. The pronotum is densely covered with minutely setate punctures and the setate lateral margins are weakly curved. The elytra are punctate in the striae and the weakly convex intervals are unpunctate. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica lineolata 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. Moser, J. (1915). "Neue Serica Arten (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 337–393. Retrieved January 29, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .