Serica psammobuna
| Serica psammobuna | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. psammobuna
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica psammobuna Hardy, 1987
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| Synonyms | |
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Serica psammobuna is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the United States (Nevada).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8-8.5 mm. The colour ranges from black to dark brown. The head, thorax, elytra, abdomen and legs are black. The clypeus is shining, while the front and vertex are pruinose. Both the front and clypeus have a few scattered erect hairs. There are also scattered, pale, short, erect hairs on the elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Greek psammo (meaning sand) and bounos (meaning hill) and refers to the localities of collection of the type material (Sand Mountain and Blow Sand Mountain).[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) psammobuna 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 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c Hardy, A.; Andrews, F. G. (1987). "Studies in the Coleoptera of western sand dunes. 3. Remarks upon Serica (Scarabaeidae) from some Nevada sand dunes with descriptions of two new taxa". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 41 (2): 173–179. Retrieved December 24, 2025.