Serica intermixta
| Serica intermixta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. intermixta
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
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Serica intermixta is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3] (Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, North West Territory, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and has also been recorded from Germany.[4][5]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5-9.5 mm. They are oblong, convex, smooth and shining. The colour ranges from dull brownish-yellow to chestnut-brown or even black.[5]
References
- ^ "Serica intermixta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Serica intermixta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Serica intermixta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) intermixta 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 Blatchley, W. S. (1910). "An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera or beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana, with bibliography and descriptions of new species". Bulletin Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources. Indianapolis. 1: 1–1386. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.