Idaeserica

Idaeserica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericinae
Tribe: Sericini
Genus: Idaeserica
Péringuey, 1904
Species:
I. gratula
Binomial name
Idaeserica gratula

Idaeserica is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Idaeserica gratula, which is found in Zimbabwe.[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.75–7 mm. They are pale testaceous, with the elytra lighter than the rest of the body. The club of the antennae is flavous.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Idaeserica gratula 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 7, 2026.
  3. ^ Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 7, 2026.