Microserica viridana
| Microserica viridana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. viridana
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica viridana Brenske, 1899
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Microserica viridana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4 mm. They are dull, with a slight opalescent sheen. The pronotum is not projecting forward in the middle at the anterior margin, the anterior angles distinctly projecting, the lateral margin straight, symmetrically widening posteriorly and laterally. The elytra are densely but irregularly punctate in the striae, the intervals are unpunctate and slightly raised.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica viridana 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 11, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
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