Serica pilumna
| Serica pilumna | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. pilumna
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica pilumna Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2009[1]
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Serica pilumna is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is endemic to western Arunachal Pradesh.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10.4 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The antennae are yellowish and the legs, elytral striae and borders of the pronotum are reddish brown, the elytra with dark spots. The dorsal surface is dull and densely covered with erect setae.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin pilumnus (meaning setose) and refers to the densely setose surface.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 23, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ a b Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2009). "New species of Sericini from the Eastern Himalaya and Tibet (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Biodiversität Und Naturausstattung Im Himalaya. Band 3. Erfurt: Verein Der Freunde Und Förderer Des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e.V. 5241 (1): 249–284. Retrieved November 24, 2025.