Nipponoserica jiankouensis
| Nipponoserica jiankouensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Nipponoserica |
| Species: | N. jiankouensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nipponoserica jiankouensis Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2017
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Nipponoserica jiankouensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guizhou).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.8 mm. They have an oblong body. The body (including legs) is dark yellow brown, while the frons and ventral surface are dark brown and the antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is shiny and glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species name refers to its occurrence in vicinity of Jiankou.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nipponoserica jiankouensis 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 28, 2025.
- ^ a b c Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Yang, X.; Bai, M.; Ahrens, D. (2017). "New species of Nipponoserica and Paraserica from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys. 721: 65–91. Retrieved November 28, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.