Serica liyitengi
| Serica liyitengi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. liyitengi
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica liyitengi Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024
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Serica liyitengi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangxi).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–10.2 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body, with the head even darker. The legs are reddish brown, the antennae yellow and the elytra have large, dark spots (while the punctures on the elytra are lighter). The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous, except for dense and long pilosity on the frons. The elytra have sparse, short, white setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Mr. Yi-Teng Li.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) liyitengi 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.