Serica assingi
| Serica assingi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. assingi
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica assingi Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024
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Serica assingi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Gansu).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They have a reddish brown, oblong body, with the head and pronotum darker. The antennae and legs are yellowish brown and there are large, dark spots on the elytra. The dorsal surface is dull and mostly glabrous (except for the head and lateral margins of the pronotum and elytra). The elytra have sparse, moderately long, white setae.[3]
Etymology
The species name refers to the collector of the species, Volker Assing.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) assingi 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.