Oxyserica pygidialis

Oxyserica pygidialis
Oxyserica pygidialis annapurnae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Oxyserica
Species:
O. pygidialis
Binomial name
Oxyserica pygidialis
Brenske, 1900[1]
Synonyms
  • Microserica (Parvulomaladera) annapurnae Ahrens, 1995

Oxyserica pygidialis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in Nepal, Pakistan, India (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand) and China (Xizang).[3]

Subspecies

  • Oxyserica pygidialis pygidialis (Nepal, Pakistan, India: Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand)
  • Oxyserica pygidialis annapurnae (Ahrens, 1995) (Nepal, China: Xizang)[4]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ 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). "Oxyserica pygidialis 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. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.