Serica chinhillensis
| Serica chinhillensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. chinhillensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica chinhillensis Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2011
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Serica chinhillensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Myanmar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.8–10.1 mm. They have an dark brown, oblong body. The antennae and legs are yellowish, while the elytral striae and lateral margins of the pronotum are reddish brown. The dorsal surface is dull. The frons, pronotum and elytra have sparse, erect setae.[3]
Etymology
The species name refers to its occurrence in the Chin Hills.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) chinhillensis 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 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2011). "New species of Sericini from the Himalaya and adjacent mountains (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 60 (2): 139–164. Retrieved November 17, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.