Xenoserica yadongensis
| Xenoserica yadongensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Xenoserica |
| Species: | X. yadongensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenoserica yadongensis (Liu & Ahrens, 2014)
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Xenoserica yadongensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Xizang).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–10 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oblong body. The head is dark brown and the antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull, the elytra with irregular dark spots and the head and pronotum with long erect setae. The elytra has minute to short white adpressed setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the type locality, Yadong.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Xenoserica yadongensis 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 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c Liu, W.; Bai, M.; Yang, X; Ahrens, D. (2014). "Towards an improved knowledge of Sericini of the Tibetan highland: new species and records (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 63 (2): 157–172. Retrieved November 17, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.