Pachyserica darjeelingensis

Pachyserica darjeelingensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pachyserica
Species:
P. darjeelingensis
Binomial name
Pachyserica darjeelingensis
Ahrens, 2004[1]

Pachyserica darjeelingensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in eastern Nepal and India (Sikkim, Darjeeling).[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.6-9.3 mm. They have a reddish to dark brown, elongate-oval body. The antennae are yellowish-brown and the dorsal surface is dull with white hairs and erect, long, thin setae.[3]

Etymology

The species is named for its occurrence in Darjeeling.[3]

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 October 23, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ^ a b Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.