Microserica seticeps

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Microserica seticeps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Microserica
Species:
M. seticeps
Binomial name
Microserica seticeps
Moser, 1924

Microserica seticeps 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 yellow and opaque, with the head and pronotum with a greenish sheen. The elytra are slightly sulcate, subtly punctate and clothed with very minute setae. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica seticeps 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 January 21, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1924). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) XIV" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 84: 137–164. Retrieved January 21, 2026.