Serica gwangjuensis
| Serica gwangjuensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. gwangjuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica gwangjuensis Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024
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Serica gwangjuensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Korea.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.4–7.6 mm. They have an oblong body. The body (including antennae and legs) is yellowish brown, while the eyes and frons are blackish and the elytra are without dark spots. The dorsal surface is shiny and finely shortly setose.[3]
Etymology
The species name refers to its type locality, Gwangju.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) gwangjuensis 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.