Pachyserica dieuthuyae
| Pachyserica dieuthuyae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pachyserica |
| Species: | P. dieuthuyae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachyserica dieuthuyae Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024
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Pachyserica dieuthuyae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Vietnam.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.8–9.5 mm. They have a dark brown, oval and strongly convex body. The dorsal surface has a strong greenish, iridescent shine. The elytra are without dark spots and the antennae are yellow. The dorsal and ventral surface have fine, partly patchily distributed or dense, short, white or yellowish setae or scales. There are a few long, fine, erect, yellow setae on the head, pronotum and anterior elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the collector of the species, Ms. Dinh Dieu Thuy.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachyserica dieuthuyae 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 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Zhao, M-Z.; Pham, P.V.; Liu, W-G. (2024). "Taxonomic updates on Pachyserica Brenske, 1898 and Serica MacLeay, 1819 reveal 38 new species and new challenges of Sericini systematics regarding DNA barcodes and genus-level diagnostic key characters (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5491 (1): 1–89. Retrieved December 5, 2025.