Serica ribbei
| Serica ribbei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. ribbei
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica ribbei Ahrens, 1999
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Serica ribbei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Nepal and India (Sikkim).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.5–8.7 mm. They have a dark brown, elongate-oval body. The legs, margins of the pronotum and ventral surface are reddish-brown and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The upper surface is mostly dull.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its collector, Carl Ribbe.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) ribbei 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 8, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D. (1999). "Revision der Gattung Serica (s.str.) des Himalaya-Gebiets (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 31 (2): 205–332. Retrieved December 8, 2025.