Anomioserica symmetrica
| Anomioserica symmetrica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Anomioserica |
| Species: | A. symmetrica
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| Binomial name | |
| Anomioserica symmetrica Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016[1]
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Anomioserica symmetrica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in southern India (Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills).[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.8–4.4 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body, the head and pronotum with an iridescent greenish shine. The elytra are yellowish brown with black margins and a dark long lateral spot. The dorsal surface is dull, with dirty-white, short, scale-like setae on the head, elytra and ventral surface.[2]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin symmetricus and refers to the symmetric parameres of the species.[2]