Serica nigromaculosa
| Serica nigromaculosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. nigromaculosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica nigromaculosa Fairmaire, 1891
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Serica nigromaculosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They are similar to Serica nigroguttata as indicated by the light white pubescence and the spotted elytra. However, nigroguttata is smaller, the head is not shiny (only the anterior part of the clypeus is) and the head is also not coarsely punctate, the suture line is not impressed and the pygidium is not longitudinally impressed in the middle.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) nigromaculosa 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. II. Monographisch bearbeitet". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 43: 205–404. Retrieved February 16, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.