Lasioserica hamifer
| Lasioserica hamifer | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Lasioserica |
| Species: | L. hamifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Lasioserica hamifer Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2011
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Lasioserica hamifer is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Bhutan.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.9 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The antennae are yellowish brown and the dorsal surface is dull, although the labroclypeus and anterior frons are shiny. The dorsal surface is densely covered with small white setae.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin hamifer (meaning bearing a hook).[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lasioserica hamifer 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 Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2011). "New species of Sericini from the Himalaya and adjacent mountains (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 60 (2): 139–164. Retrieved November 17, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.