Microserica singaporeana

Microserica singaporeana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Microserica
Species:	M. singaporeana
Binomial name
	Microserica singaporeana; Moser, 1921
Synonyms
	Microserica vulnerataArrow, 1946;

Last updated January 01, 2026

Microserica singaporeana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Malaysia and Singapore.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.8–4.9 mm. They have a broad, oval, moderately convex body. They are black, with the pronotum and elytra more or less extensively dark brown to reddish-brown. The surface is dull (partly with a greenish iridescent or coppery sheen) and glabrous, except for the legs and the anterior labroclypeus.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica singaporeana 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 December 29, 2025.
1 2 Ahrens, D. (2002). "Revision der Arten der Microserica viridicollis Arrow 1913 – Gruppe (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Sericini)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 34 (1): 383–412. Retrieved December 29, 2025.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica singaporeana 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 December 29, 2025.

[:2-3] 1 2 Ahrens, D. (2002). "Revision der Arten der Microserica viridicollis Arrow 1913 – Gruppe (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Sericini)" (PDF). Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 34 (1): 383–412. Retrieved December 29, 2025.

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