Periserica interrupta

Periserica interrupta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Periserica
Species:	P. interrupta
Binomial name
	Periserica interrupta; (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
	Omaloplia interruptaWalker, 1859;

Last updated October 31, 2025

Periserica interrupta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.7–5.8 mm. They have a dark brown to blackish, oval body, with blackish antennae. The elytra are yellowish brown with small dark spots. The dorsal surface is shiny and densely setose on the head, but sparsely setose on the pronotum and elytra.^[2]

References

↑ BioLib
1 2 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 23, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

This Melolonthinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] BioLib

[:0-2] 1 2 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 23, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[1]

[2]