Pachyserica stabilis

Pachyserica stabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pachyserica
Species:
P. stabilis
Binomial name
Pachyserica stabilis
Ahrens, 2004[1]

Pachyserica stabilis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Darjeeling).[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.7โ€“9 mm. They have a reddish-brown brown, elongate-oval body, with some dark spots. The antennae are yellowish-brown and the dorsal surface is dull with white hairs and erect, long, thin setae.[3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin stabilis (meaning firm).[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1โ€“355. Retrieved October 23, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ^ a b Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de โ€“ Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.