Serica pulvinosa
| Serica pulvinosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. pulvinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica pulvinosa Frey, 1972
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Serica pulvinosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang) and Taiwan.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.8 mm. They have a reddish-brown, elongate-oval body. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The surface is almost entirely covered with dull tomentum, except for the labroclypeus. The upper surface has numerous, short, white scale-like hairs and the elytra have a few erect scale-like setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) pulvinosa 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 22, 2025.
- ^ a b Ahrens, D. (2007). "Revision der Serica nigroguttata Brenske, 1897 - Gruppe (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie. 77: 5–37. Retrieved December 22, 2025.