Serica almorae

Serica almorae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. almorae
Binomial name
Serica almorae
Ahrens, 1999[1]

Serica almorae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (the Pindar valley in Uttarakhand).[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.2 mm. They have a chestnut brown, elongate-oval body. The antennae are yellowish. The upper surface is mostly dull and nearly glabrous.[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 30, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ^ Ahrens, D. (1999). "Revision der Gattung Serica (s.str.) des Himalaya-Gebiets (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 31 (2): 205–332. Retrieved December 8, 2025.