Microserica virgata

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

Microserica virgata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Malaysia (Sabah). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. They are similar to Microserica nigrolineata , but the pronotum is green in the anterior part and reddish posteriorly. The head is quite widely punctured and the frons is dull, with some setae beside the eyes. The pronotum has fine, minutely setate punctures and the lateral margins, like the anterior margin (except for the middle), are covered with strong setae. The elytra are punctured in the blackish striae, and the punctures are minutely setate. The weakly convex intervals are brown and unpunctured and the lateral margins and the posterior margin of the elytra are broadly black. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica virgata 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 29, 2026.
3. Moser, J. (1915). "Neue Serica Arten (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 337–393. Retrieved January 29, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .