Serica kuankuoshuiensis
| Serica kuankuoshuiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. kuankuoshuiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica kuankuoshuiensis Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2022
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Serica kuankuoshuiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guizhou, Hubei).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.4–8.6 mm. They have a dark brown, dull, oval body. The ventral surface and legs are reddish brown, while the elytra are yellow brown with numerous dark spots. The antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface is almost glabrous, except for some single and short, white setae on the pronotum and elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, the Kuankuoshui Nature Reserve.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Taiwanoserica) kuankuoshuiensis 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 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Liu, W. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of Serica MacLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) from China and adjacent areas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), with updates on Nipponoserica Nomura, 1972". Zootaxa. 5186 (1): 1–83. Retrieved December 4, 2025.