Moronoserica geberbauer

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Moronoserica geberbauer
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Moronoserica
Species:
M. geberbauer
Binomial name
Moronoserica geberbauer
(Ahrens, 2004)
Synonyms
  • Microserica geberbauerAhrens, 2004

Moronoserica geberbauer is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Thailand. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.8–5.3 mm. They have a reddish dark brown, oval body. The frons and two large spots on the pronotum are dark with a greenish lustre, while the labroclypeus, legs, and elytra are yellowish, the latter with the margins and odd intervals dark. The dorsal surface is dull, partly slightly iridescent and with the labroclypeus strongly shiny. The body surface is almost glabrous, but the punctures with minute setae only. The elytra also have a few, moderately long and fine setae. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Hans and Wilhelm Geberbauer. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Moronoserica geberbauer 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.
  3. 1 2 3 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 December 29, 2025.