Engertia setifera

Engertia setifera
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)
Synonyms
	Phila setifera Moser, 1913; Engertia germanica Prokofiev, 2016;

Engertia setifera is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Indonesia (Seram, Saparua).

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.

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.

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[1] Global Biodiversity Information Facility

[:1-2] 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.

[:2-3] 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.