Microserica pusilla

Microserica pusilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Microserica
Species:	M. pusilla
Binomial name
	Microserica pusilla; (Thunberg, 1818)
Synonyms
	Trichius pusillusThunberg, 1818 ; Microserica leopoldianaBalthasar, 1932 ; Microserica leopoldiana debilisBalthasar, 1932 ; Microserica leopoldiana takengonianaBalthasar, 1932 ; Microserica compressipes tjibodasiaBrenske, 1899 ; Microserica compressipes unicolorBrenske, 1899 ; Microserica compressipes var. unicolourBrenske, 1899 ; Microserica pulchellaBrenske, 1899 ; Microserica brenskeiReitter, 1896 ; Melolontha compressipesWiedemann, 1823 ;

Last updated November 12, 2025

Microserica pusilla is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Malaysia and Thailand.^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy

The type locality given by Thunberg in 1818 (Cape of Good Hope) was later determined to be erroneous. The confusion between Cape and Java is not very unlikely, since these two ports on the East India route are the two main places where Thunberg collected on his trip abroad, staying in Cape for three years 1772–1775 and in Batavia for one month in 1775.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica pusilla 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 7, 2025.
1 2 Ahrens, Dirk; Fabrizi, Silvia; Nikolajev, K.; Knechtges, L.; Eberle, J. (2019). "On the identity of some taxa of Sericinae described by C. P. Thunberg and L. Gyllenhal (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 68 (1): 21–29. Retrieved November 7, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica pusilla 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 7, 2025.

[:0-3] 1 2 Ahrens, Dirk; Fabrizi, Silvia; Nikolajev, K.; Knechtges, L.; Eberle, J. (2019). "On the identity of some taxa of Sericinae described by C. P. Thunberg and L. Gyllenhal (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 68 (1): 21–29. Retrieved November 7, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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