Serica imitans
| Serica imitans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. imitans
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica imitans Chapin, 1931
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| Synonyms | |
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Serica imitans is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the United States (Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.7 mm. Adults are identical to Serica trociformis in form, size and coloration, but the upper parts are very distinctly hairy and the pronotum is without a distinct median longitudinal groove.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) imitans 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 24, 2025.
- ^ a b Chapin, E. A. (1931). "A new Serica from New Jersey". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Washington. 44: 5–6. Retrieved December 24, 2025.