Pachyserica yaonani
| Pachyserica yaonani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Pachyserica |
| Species: | P. yaonani
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachyserica yaonani Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024
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Pachyserica yaonani 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 10.1–10.5 mm. They have a dark brown, oval and strongly convex body. The dorsal surface has a strong greenish or partly weak iridescent shine. The elytra are slightly lighter, with dark spots. The antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface has fine, partly patchily distributed, or dense, short, lanceolate or oblong setae. There are fine, erect, long, yellow setae on the head, pronotum and anterior elytra. The ventral surface is strongly iridescent.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its collector, Mr. Yao-Nan Zhang.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachyserica yaonani 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.