Moronoserica ventrosa


Moronoserica ventrosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Laos and China.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.7–7.5 mm. They have a dark yellowish brown, oval body. The midline, scutellum, and elytral striae are yellowish brown, while the frons, sutural and odd intervals, two spots on each side of the pronotum, and its margins are dark brown with a greenish shine. The dorsal surface is dull and almost evenly and moderately densely covered with minute setae, with white, robust, erect setae on the elytra.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin ventrosa and refers to the ventrally strongly expanded lateral lamina of the phallobase.