Microserica panzona

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Microserica panzona
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Microserica
Species:
M. panzona
Binomial name
Microserica panzona
Ahrens, 2005

Microserica panzona is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Laos. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.7 mm. They have an entirely black, oblong body. The antennal base is brown. The dorsal surface is dull with only a few setae. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from panzone (dialect of Italian, meaning a person with a big belly) and refers to the convex shape of the species. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica panzona 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 November 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D. (2005). "Description of the two new Microserica species from Laos and Thailand (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 1064: 31–37. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
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