Serica huangjing
| Serica huangjing | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. huangjing
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica huangjing Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2022
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Serica huangjing is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guizhou, Sichuan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5–7.6 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, dull, oval body. The elytra are yellow brown with numerous dark spots. The ventral surface and legs are reddish brown, and the antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface is almost glabrous, except for some single and short, white setae on the pronotum and elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, Huangjing.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Taiwanoserica) huangjing 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 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Liu, W. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of Serica MacLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) from China and adjacent areas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), with updates on Nipponoserica Nomura, 1972". Zootaxa. 5186 (1): 1–83. Retrieved December 4, 2025.