Oxyserica nigropicta

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Oxyserica nigropicta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Oxyserica
Species:
O. nigropicta
Binomial name
Oxyserica nigropicta
(Fairmaire, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Serica nigropictaFairmaire, 1891
  • Microserica nigropicta

Oxyserica nigropicta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Guizhou, Hubei, Yunnan). [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They have a black, oval body. The legs are brown and the elytra is 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 nigropicta 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.