Serica assequens
| Serica assequens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. assequens
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica assequens Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2009[1]
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Serica assequens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (western Arunachal Pradesh).[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.9-8.3 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The antennae are yellowish and the legs and elytra are reddisch brown, the latter with indistinct dark spots. The dorsal surface is dull, the frons, pronotal disc and elytra with some long erect setae.[3]
Etymology
The name of the species is derived from Latin assequens (meaning subsequent).[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2009). "New species of Sericini from the Eastern Himalaya and Tibet (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Biodiversität Und Naturausstattung Im Himalaya. Band 3. Erfurt: Verein Der Freunde Und Förderer Des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e.V. 5241 (1): 249–284. Retrieved November 24, 2025.