Microserica moultoni

Microserica moultoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Microserica
Species:	M. moultoni
Binomial name
Microserica moultoni Moser, 1911

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. The head is green, shiny, sparsely punctured and covered with some erect yellow setae. The frons is green, dull, covered with scattered punctures and with a few setae along the suture. The antennae are yellowish. The pronotum and scutellum are also green. Along the lateral margins of the pronotum is a row of yellow setae. The surfaces of the pronotum and scutellum are sparsely punctured, and each puncture has a tiny setae. The elytra are brownish-yellow, with punctured striae. The striae are broad and black, so that on the broad lateral and posterior margins of the elytra there are six narrow black longitudinal bands. The punctures of the elytra also have tiny setae. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica moultoni 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 27, 2026.
3. Moser, J. (1911). "Neue Serica-Arten von Madagascar und Borneo (Col.)" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 513–529. Retrieved January 27, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .