Serica contorta
| Serica contorta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. contorta
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica contorta Dawson, 1947
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Serica contorta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the United States (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. The colour is light brown (amber brown to argus brown) and the surface is polished and shining. The striae and margins of the elytra have short, inconspicuous hairs in sparse single rows.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) contorta 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 23, 2025.
- ^ a b Dawson, R. W. (1947). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). VIII" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 55: 223–236. Retrieved December 23, 2025.