Serica campestris

Serica campestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. campestris
Binomial name
Serica campestris
Dawson, 1919

Serica campestris is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3] (Iowa, Nebraska, Texas).[4][5]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5 mm. The colour is very dark mahogany. The upper surface is bare, polished and shining, without any trace of sericeous or pruinose luster.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Serica campestris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Serica campestris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) campestris 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 23, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Dawson, R. W. (1919). "New species of Serica. I." (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 27: 32–39. Retrieved December 22, 2025.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.