Microserica nigrosuturata

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

Microserica nigrosuturata 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 7.5 mm. The upper surface is mostly dull. The frons has some erect setae. The pronotum and scutellum are coulored and sculpted in the same way as in Microserica moultoni . The elytra are punctate-striate, the punctate striae are black, and the spaces between them are weakly convex. The black colouration of the sutural rib and the fourth rib creates a broad suture band and a broad discoidal band, between which a narrow black dotted line is located. The fifth rib is also black at its base. [3]

References

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