Lasioserica umbrina

Lasioserica umbrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Lasioserica
Species:
L. umbrina
Binomial name
Lasioserica umbrina
(Blanchard, 1850)[1]
Synonyms
  • Omaloplia umbrina Blanchard, 1850
  • Serica maculata Brenske, 1894
  • Lasioserica pilosa Moser, 1919
  • Lasioserica bhutanica Ahrens, 1996
  • Lasioserica galadrielae Ahrens, 1996
  • Lasioserica jiriana Ahrens, 1996

Lasioserica umbrina is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in Nepal, Bhutan and India (Sikkim, Darjeeling).[3][2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6-7 mm. They have a dark reddish-brown body, with lighter punctures. The dorsal surface is mostly dull and setose.[4]

Subspecies

  • Lasioserica umbrina umbrina (Himalaya, from east of the Sutlej river to the Kathmandu valley in central Nepal)
  • Lasioserica umbrina bhutanica Ahrens, 1996 (Bhutan)
  • Lasioserica umbrina galadrielae Ahrens, 1996 (western Sikkim, eastern Nepal and the Darjeeling area)
  • Lasioserica umbrina jiriana Ahrens, 1996 (eastern central Nepal)

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ a b Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 4, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lasioserica umbrina 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 4, 2025.
  4. ^ Ahrens, D. (1996). "Revision der Sericini des Himalaya und angrenzender Gebiete. Die gattungen Lasioserica Brenske, 1896 und Gynaecoserica Brenske, 1896 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea)" (PDF). Schwanfelder Coleopterologische Mitteilungen. 16: 1–48. Retrieved November 24, 2025.