Serica nana
| Serica nana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. nana
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica nana Brenske, 1898[1]
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Serica nana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.8 mm. They have a reddish brown, moderately oblong, suboval body, with the antennae and legs also reddish brown. The head and pronotum have a strong green metallic shine, while this shine is weak on the elytra. There are four dark spots on the pronotum. The dorsal surface is dull and minutely setose.[2]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 23, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.