Serica parallela
| Serica parallela | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. parallela
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica parallela Casey, 1884
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Serica parallela is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3] (Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, Ontario, Quebec).[4][5]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5-8.5 mm. The colour varies from mahogany red, to bay or chestnut. The surface is velvety and opaque, with a slight iridescence.[5]
References
- ^ "Serica parallela Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Serica parallela". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Serica parallela species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) parallela 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 23, 2025.
- ^ a b Dawson, R. W. (1921). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). V." (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 30: 154–168. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.