Serica palaea
| Serica palaea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. palaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica palaea Ahrens, 2004[1]
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Serica palaea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Sikkim).[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.7–8 mm. They have a dark brown, elongate body, with yellowish brown antennae. The upper surface is metallic dark green and with some reddish-brown spots.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Ancient Greek palaea (meaning old).[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 23, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ a b Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.