Pachyserica janbezdeki
| Pachyserica janbezdeki | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pachyserica |
| Species: | P. janbezdeki
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachyserica janbezdeki Ahrens, 2006
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Pachyserica janbezdeki is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Laos.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9-9.8 mm. They have a reddish-brown, elongate-oval body, with dark spots and a partially greenish sheen. The head is dark and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The surface is entirely dull tomentose, except for the shiny labroclypeus. The upper surface has numerous white scale-like hairs forming almost uniform transverse stripe patterns on the intervals. The pronotum and elytra have erect, long, thin setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its collector, Jan Bezdek.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachyserica janbezdeki 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 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D. (2006). "Phylogenetic Analyse und Revision der Arten der Gattung Pachyserica Brenske, 1897 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Revue Suisse De Zoologie. 113 (3): 487–557. Retrieved December 8, 2025.