Serica jiangda
| Serica jiangda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. jiangda
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica jiangda Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024
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Serica jiangda 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 7.7–8.9 mm. They have a reddish brown, oblong body. The legs are also reddish brown, but the frons is darker and the antennae are yellow. There are large dark spots on the elytra, with lighter punctures. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous, except for sparse, short, white setae on the elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species name refers to its type locality, Jiangda.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) jiangda 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.