Serica eberti
| Serica eberti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. eberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica eberti (Frey, 1965)[1]
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Serica eberti is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found from the Kumaon Himalaya to eastern-central Nepal and in Bhutan. It is absent from eastern Nepal and the Sikkim/Darjeeling area.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.2-7.5 mm. They have a dark brown, elongate body. The ventral surface and the legs are reddish-brown, while the antennae are yellowish. The upper surface is mostly dull, except for the shiny head.[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.
- ^ Ahrens, D. (1999). "Revision der Gattung Serica (s.str.) des Himalaya-Gebiets (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 31 (2): 205–332. Retrieved December 8, 2025.