Microserica rufolutea

Microserica rufolutea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Microserica
Species:	M. rufolutea
Binomial name
	Microserica rufolutea; Moser, 1915

Last updated February 07, 2026

Microserica rufolutea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. They are reddish-yellow, strongly tomentose and the legs are shiny. The frons is widely and finely punctured, dull, and shiny at the anterior angles. The antennae are reddish-yellow, with a somewhat darker club. The pronotum has moderately dense punctures and the lateral margins has setae. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals only very weakly convex and sparsely punctured.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica rufolutea 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.
1 2 Moser, J. (1915). "Weitere neue Serica-Arten (Col.)". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 76: 144–202. Retrieved January 27, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] BioLib

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

[:2-3] 1 2 Moser, J. (1915). "Weitere neue Serica-Arten (Col.)". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 76: 144–202. Retrieved January 27, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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