Psednoserica

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Psednoserica is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Psednoserica amoena, which is found in Madagascar.[2]

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Psednoserica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericinae
Tribe: Sericini
Genus: Psednoserica
Brenske, 1899
Species:
P. amoena
Binomial name
Psednoserica amoena
Brenske, 1900
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.8 mm. They have an narrow and delicate, dull, opalescent body, with a silky sheen. The elytra are somewhat redder than the head and pronotum, which are of an indeterminate brownish colour. The underside and legs are somewhat yellowish-brown.[3]

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