Serica smetanai
| Serica smetanai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. smetanai
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica smetanai Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2022
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Serica smetanai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Taiwan.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.4 mm. They have a dark brown, dull, elongate body. The antennae are yellow and the base and margins of the pronotum are lighter. The dorsal surface is almost glabrous, except for some short, white setae on the elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its collector, Aleš Smetana.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Taiwanoserica) smetanai 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 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Liu, W. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of Serica MacLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) from China and adjacent areas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), with updates on Nipponoserica Nomura, 1972". Zootaxa. 5186 (1): 1–83. Retrieved December 4, 2025.