Oxyserica diversicornis

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Oxyserica diversicornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Oxyserica
Species:
O. diversicornis
Binomial name
Oxyserica diversicornis
(Moser, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Microserica diversicornisMoser, 1915

Oxyserica diversicornis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Guangdong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Yunnan). [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.2 mm. They have a black, oval body. The legs are brown and the elytra are reddish brown with the margins and one transversal mesolateral and one anteromedial spot black. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Oxyserica diversicornis 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 November 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 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 November 20, 2025.