Serica pulvinosa

Serica pulvinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. pulvinosa
Binomial name
Serica pulvinosa
Frey, 1972
Synonyms
  • Pachyserica taiwana Nomura, 1974
  • Serica albosquamosa Frey, 1972

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

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.