Microserica septemflabellata

Microserica septemflabellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Microserica
Species:	M. septemflabellata
Binomial name
	Microserica septemflabellata; Moser, 1916

Last updated February 08, 2026

Microserica septemflabellata 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 mm. They are yellowish-brown, dull and weakly opalescent. The head is green and the lateral margins of the elytra, a median transverse band, and an apical band are black or blackish-brown. The head is sparsely punctate, the frons is dull and the antennae are reddish-yellow. The pronotum is moderately densely punctate and the anterior margin and the lateral margins are setate. Occasionally, two darkened spots are found in the middle of the disc. The elytra are slightly grooved and strongly punctured in the furrows, these punctures are covered with tiny setae, while the slightly convex intervals are free of punctures.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica septemflabellata 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 28, 2026.
1 2 Moser, J. (1916). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) V." Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 129–188. Retrieved January 28, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica septemflabellata 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 28, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Moser, J. (1916). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) V." Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 129–188. Retrieved January 28, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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