Pachyserica marmorata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pachyserica |
| Species: | P. marmorata
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Pachyserica marmorata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Kumaon) and the Himalaya in Nepal.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.4–9 mm. They have a dark brown, elongate body, but reddish-brown in some areas or with a greenish sheen. The antennae are yellowish-brown and the dorsal surface is dull with white hairs and erect, long, thin setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 23, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.