Ahrenserica
| Ahrenserica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Sericinae |
| Tribe: | Sericini |
| Genus: | Ahrenserica Allsopp & Schoolmeesters, 2024 |
| Species: | A. fulvastra
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| Binomial name | |
| Ahrenserica fulvastra (Brenske, 1902)
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Ahrenserica is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Ahrenserica fulvastra, which is found in Mali.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. They are reddish-yellow, dull, densely tomentose and slightly opalescent. The antennae are shiny yellow.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Octotemna singularis 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 January 5, 2026.
- ^ Brenske, E. (1902). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. (Schluss)" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 47: 1–82. Retrieved January 5, 2026.