Hyposerica abdominalis

Hyposerica abdominalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Hyposerica
Species:
H. abdominalis
Binomial name
Hyposerica abdominalis
Arrow, 1948

Hyposerica abdominalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found on Mauritius.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.5–11 mm. They are light brown, with the head, pronotum and scutellum darker (sometimes nearly black), the legs reddish, except the femora, which, as well as the antennae, are pale.[3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hyposerica abdominalis 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 15, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Arrow, G. J. (1948). "The Melolonthine beetles of the Island of Mauritius, with a key to the genera and species". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B. 17 (3–4): 25–34. Retrieved February 15, 2026.