Serica hongyii
| Serica hongyii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. hongyii
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica hongyii Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024
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Serica hongyii is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Xizang).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.8 mm. They have a dark yellowish brown, oblong body. The antennae and legs are yellow and there are dense, small, dark spots on the elytra. Except for the shiny head, the dorsal surface is dull, sparsely setose, and usually with lanceolate, white, setae and fine, long, erect, yellow setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after one of its collectors, Mr. Xu-Hong-Yi Zheng.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) hongyii 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 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Zhao, M-Z.; Pham, P.V.; Liu, W-G. (2024). "Taxonomic updates on Pachyserica Brenske, 1898 and Serica MacLeay, 1819 reveal 38 new species and new challenges of Sericini systematics regarding DNA barcodes and genus-level diagnostic key characters (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5491 (1): 1–89. Retrieved December 5, 2025.