Serica arborea

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

Serica arborea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in central Nepal and China (Xizang).[3][2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.9 mm. They have a yellowish-brown, elongate body. The forehead and small markings on the elytra are dark. The upper surface is shiny and glabrous, except for some erect setae on the head and elytra[4]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ a b Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 3, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) arborea 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 3, 2025.
  4. ^ Ahrens, D. (1999). "Revision der Gattung Serica (s.str.) des Himalaya-Gebiets (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 31 (2): 205–332. Retrieved December 8, 2025.