Serica pangwa
| Serica pangwa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. pangwa
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica pangwa Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2022
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Serica pangwa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Myanmar.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.9–8 mm. They have a yellowish brown, elongate eggshaped body. The head, pronotum, and scutellum are dark brown. The dorsal surface, except for the dull frons, is shiny, partly with a greenish shine. The elytra have dark brown spots and the antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface is almost glabrous, except for dense short erect setae on the anterior pronotal disc and head.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, Pangwa.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) pangwa 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 3, 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 3, 2025.