Selaserica sororinitida
| Selaserica sororinitida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Selaserica |
| Species: | S. sororinitida
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| Binomial name | |
| Selaserica sororinitida Ranasinghe et al., 2022[1]
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Selaserica sororinitida is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.9–12 mm (males) and 12–12.2 mm (females). They have an oblong, reddish brown body. The antennae are yellow and the dorsal surface is shiny and glabrous, while the ventral surface is dull.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin soror (meaning sister) and nitida from the species Selaserica nitida and refers to the strong morphological similarity with this species.[2]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Ranasinghe, Sasanka; Eberle, Jonas; Athukorala, Namal; Benjamin, Suresh P.; Ahrens, Dirk (2022-05-30). "New species of Sericini from Sri Lanka (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Part II". European Journal of Taxonomy. 821 (1): 57–101. Retrieved October 9, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.