Nipponoserica shanghaiensis
| Nipponoserica shanghaiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Nipponoserica |
| Species: | N. shanghaiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nipponoserica shanghaiensis Ahrens, 2004
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Nipponoserica shanghaiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Shanghai).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.8 mm. They have a yellowish-brown, oblong body, with a dark frons. The dorsal surface is shiny and glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, Shanghai.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nipponoserica shanghaiensis 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 December 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D. (2004). "Notes on the distribution and taxonomy of Sericine beetles from East Palearctic Asia, with description of two new species of Nipponoserica Nomura, 1973, from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)" (PDF). Entomologische Zeitschrift, Stuttgart. 114 (1): 7–11. Retrieved December 19, 2025.