Nipponoserica daqiao
| Nipponoserica daqiao | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Nipponoserica |
| Species: | N. daqiao
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| Binomial name | |
| Nipponoserica daqiao Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2022
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Nipponoserica daqiao is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangdong).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.8 mm. They have an oblong body. The dorsal surface is yellow, while the frons and ventral surface are darker brown, and the legs and antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is entirely shiny and glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the type locality, Daqiao.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nipponoserica daqiao 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 December 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Liu, W. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of Serica MacLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) from China and adjacent areas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), with updates on Nipponoserica Nomura, 1972". Zootaxa. 5186 (1): 1–83. Retrieved December 4, 2025.