Microserica raapi

Microserica raapi
Scientific 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. It is found in Indonesia (Nias).

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.

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, U. Raap.

References

↑ BioLib
↑ 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.
1 2 3 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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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 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.