Microserica septemfoliata

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Microserica septemfoliata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Microserica
Species:
M. septemfoliata
Binomial name
Microserica septemfoliata
(Frey, 1972)
Synonyms
  • Trichoserica septemfoliataFrey, 1972

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.7 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oblong-oval body. The antennae are yellow and the frons, small spots on the elytral intervals and two large spots on each side of the pronotum are darker brown. The dorsal surface is dull (but the labroclypeus and anterior frons are shiny) and almost glabrous. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica septemfoliata 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 Ahrens, D.; Liu, W.; Lukic, D.; Bai, M. (2023). "A taxonomic review of Microserica Brenske, 1894 from continental Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5241 (1): 1–115. Retrieved November 20, 2025.