Amiserica jizuensis
| Amiserica jizuensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Amiserica |
| Species: | A. jizuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Amiserica jizuensis Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021
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Amiserica jizuensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.6–7.4 mm. They have a dirty reddish brown, oval body. The antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull and partly iridescent. There are long setae, interspersed with short adpressed ones, on the head, pronotum, elytra and pygidium.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the type locality, Jizu Shan.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amiserica jizuensis 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 November 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, Dirk; Liu, Wangang; Pham, Phu Van; Fabrizi, Silvia (2021). "An overview on the genus Amiserica Nomura, 1974 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5050 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–63. Retrieved November 25, 2025.