Microserica nuda

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

Last updated December 30, 2025

Microserica nuda 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 6.8 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oval body, partly with a greenish lustre. The antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface (except for the shiny labroclypeus and tibia) is dull and glabrous.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica nuda 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 nuda 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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