Lepidoserica barapaniensis
| Lepidoserica barapaniensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Lepidoserica |
| Species: | L. barapaniensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidoserica barapaniensis Chandra, Ahrens, Bhunia, Sreedevi & Gupta, 2021
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Lepidoserica barapaniensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in India (Meghalaya).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.3 mm. They have a yellowish-brown, shiny, oblong body. The dorsal surface has dense darker spots of different sizes. The dark spots and dark frons have some greenish shine. The antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface is sparsely setose, with fine minute and white scales on the elytra and pronotum.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, Barapani.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepidoserica barapaniensis 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 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c Chandra, K.; Ahrens, D.; Bhunia, D.; Sreedevi, K.; Gupta, D. (2021). "New species and records of Sericini from India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Zootaxa. 4951 (3). Magnolia Press: 492–510. Retrieved November 19, 2025.