Oxyserica pruinosa

Oxyserica pruinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Oxyserica
Species:	O. pruinosa
Binomial name
	Oxyserica pruinosa; (Hope, 1831)
Synonyms
	Serica pruinosaHope, 1831 ; Microserica pruinosa; Omaloplia subaeneaBlanchard, 1850;

Last updated November 08, 2025

Oxyserica pruinosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Himalaya, from east of the Sutlej river to eastern Nepal.^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8-6.6 mm. They have a black, short, oval body. The elytra are sometimes translucent reddish brown.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 31, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
↑ Ahrens, Dirk (1998). "Revision der Sericinae des Himalaya-gebietes. Neue arten der Microserica marginata gruppe". Entomologische Abhandlungen Staatlichen Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden. 58 (2): 29–51. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

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[1] BioLib

[:0-2] Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 31, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[:3-3] Ahrens, Dirk (1998). "Revision der Sericinae des Himalaya-gebietes. Neue arten der Microserica marginata gruppe". Entomologische Abhandlungen Staatlichen Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden. 58 (2): 29–51. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

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