Xenoserica karnaliensis
| Xenoserica karnaliensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Xenoserica |
| Species: | X. karnaliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenoserica karnaliensis (Ahrens, 1999)[1]
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Xenoserica karnaliensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in western Nepal.[3][2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10.4-10.6 mm. They have a dark brown, elongate body. The elytral stripes are reddish brown. The upper surface is mostly dull and there are scattered, short hairs. There are long, erect hairs on the head and pronotum.[4]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ a b Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 3, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Xenoserica karnaliensis 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 November 3, 2025.
- ^ Ahrens, D. (1999). "Revision der Gattung Serica (s.str.) des Himalaya-Gebiets (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 31 (2): 205–332. Retrieved December 8, 2025.