Serica ligulata
| Serica ligulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. ligulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica ligulata Dawson, 1932
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| Synonyms | |
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Serica ligulata is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from the United States (California).[4][5]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.5 mm. The colour is chocolate brown. They are glabrous and sub-shining.[5]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Serica ligulata:
- Serica ligulata ligulata (California)
- Serica ligulata praetermissa Dawson, 1932 (California)
References
- ^ "Serica ligulata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Serica ligulata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Serica ligulata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) ligulata 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 22, 2025.
- ^ a b Dawson, R. W. (1932). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). VI" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 40: 529–562. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.