Microserica semperi
Species of beetle
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Microserica semperi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).[2][3]
| Microserica semperi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. semperi |
| Binomial name | |
| Microserica semperi (Brenske, 1894) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.25 mm. The frons is finely punctate and the pronotum is widely punctate, with setae along the almost straight lateral margin. The scutellum is dark-coloured. The almost reddish, somewhat opalescent elytra are striated with several punctures, with weakly punctate spaces between them.[3]
