Microserica cucphuong
| Microserica cucphuong | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. cucphuong
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica cucphuong Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023
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Microserica cucphuong is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Vietnam.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.9 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oval body. The lateral elytral intervals, the center of the frons, two large pairs of spots on the pronotum and multiple dots on the elytra are brown. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from the name of its type locality, the Cuc Phuong National Park.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica cucphuong 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Liu, W.; Lukic, D.; Bai, M. (2023). "A taxonomic review of Microserica Brenske, 1894 from continental Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5241 (1): 1–115. Retrieved November 20, 2025.