| Moronoserica squamulatoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Moronoserica |
| Species: | M. squamulatoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Moronoserica squamulatoides Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023 | |
Moronoserica squamulatoides is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Thailand. [2] [3]
Adults reach a length of about 8.3–8.4 mm. They have a brown, oval body. The scutellum is lighter brown and the frons and pronotum have a greenish shine. The dorsal surface is dull (although the labroclypeus is shiny) and, except for the center of the elytral intervals, almost evenly and densely covered with fine, white setae. [3]
The species name is derived from the combined words squamulatus (meaning with scales) and the Greek suffix -oides and refers to the similarity to Moronoserica squamulata . [3]