Engertia setifera
| Engertia setifera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Engertia |
| Species: | E. setifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Engertia setifera (Moser, 1913) | |
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Engertia setifera is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Seram, Saparua).[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 18 mm (0.71 in). They are usually chestnut brown, but sometimes black with a purple hue. There are minute brownish-yellow or sometimes white scales on the upper surface.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Engertia setifera 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 May 24, 2026.
- ↑ Zídek, J. (2021). "Revision of Philacelota Heller, 1900 and Engertia Dalla Torre, 1912, with description of a new genus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Telnov, D. Et Al. (Eds): Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea. IV: 397–411. Retrieved May 24, 2026.