Phylloserica unicolor

Phylloserica unicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Phylloserica
Species:	P. unicolor
Binomial name
	Phylloserica unicolor; (Snellen Van Vollenhoven, 1877)
Synonyms
	Pleophylla unicolorSnellen Van Vollenhoven, 1877;

Last updated February 19, 2026

Phylloserica unicolor is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Madagascar.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They have an oblong-oval, glossy brownish-red body. The head and thorax are punctate and the antennae are darker. The pronotum is finely edged along the lateral and posterior margins, bordered all around by a row of reddish setae. The elytra are yellowish-reddish-brown, coarsely punctured, with a finely edged margin along the costa and posterior margin, and a fairly wide margin along the suture. There are four faintly raised striae on each elytron, and between these the faint indication of three other striae. The elytra have a few reddish hairs, mainly towards the margin.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Phylloserica unicolor 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
1 2 Brenske, E. (1902). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. (Schluss)" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 47: 1–82. Retrieved February 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Phylloserica unicolor 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 6, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Brenske, E. (1902). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. (Schluss)" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 47: 1–82. Retrieved February 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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