Pachyserica motuo
| Pachyserica motuo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pachyserica |
| Species: | P. motuo
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachyserica motuo Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024
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Pachyserica motuo is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Xizang).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11.2–11.5 mm. They have a dark brown, oval and strongly convex body. The dorsal surface has a greenish shine. The elytra are slightly lighter, with dark spots. The antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface has a weak iridescent shine, and fine, partly patchily distributed, or dense, short, white or yellowish setae. There are long fine erect, yellow setae on the head, pronotum and anterior elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, Mutuo.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachyserica motuo 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 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Zhao, M-Z.; Pham, P.V.; Liu, W-G. (2024). "Taxonomic updates on Pachyserica Brenske, 1898 and Serica MacLeay, 1819 reveal 38 new species and new challenges of Sericini systematics regarding DNA barcodes and genus-level diagnostic key characters (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5491 (1): 1–89. Retrieved December 5, 2025.