Microserica hieroglyphica
| Microserica hieroglyphica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Microserica |
| Species: | M. hieroglyphica
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| Binomial name | |
| Microserica hieroglyphica Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023
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Microserica hieroglyphica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Laos.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.4 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oval body, with the lateral elytral intervals, frons, two large pairs of spots on the pronotum and multiple dots on the elytra brown. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin hieroglyphicus (meaning hieroglyphic) and refers to the pattern of multiple dots on the elytra resembling hieroglyphic signs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica hieroglyphica 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.