Microserica raapi

Microserica raapi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Microserica
Species:
M. raapi
Binomial name
Microserica raapi
Ahrens, 2001

Microserica raapi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Nias).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5–6.7 mm. All external phenotypic characteristics are identical to Microserica splendidula, and the species can only be distinguished by its genitalia.[3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, U. Raap.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica raapi 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 December 29, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Ahrens, D. (2001). "Neue Arten der Microserica splendidula (Fabricius, 1801) - Gruppe von West-Malaysia, Nias und Sumatra (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau. 71: 111–120. Retrieved December 29, 2025.

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