Periserica fulvostriata

Periserica fulvostriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Periserica
Species:
P. fulvostriata
Binomial name
Periserica fulvostriata
Brenske, 1898[1]
Synonyms
  • Periserica picta var. fulvostriata Brenske, 1898
  • Periserica nigripennis Arrow, 1916

Periserica fulvostriata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.6 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body, with the base and sides of the pronotum and the elytra yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is shiny, sparsely setose and has an iridescent shine.[2]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ a b Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 23, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.