Selaserica maculicauda

Selaserica maculicauda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Selaserica
Species:
S. maculicauda
Binomial name
Selaserica maculicauda
(Arrow, 1916)[1]
Synonyms
  • Serica maculicauda Arrow, 1916

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.3 mm. They have a reddish brown, oblong-oval body, with yellowish brown antennae. The dorsal surface is dull, except for the legs, which are shiny.[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.