Serica sculptilis
| Serica sculptilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. sculptilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica sculptilis Dawson, 1922
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Serica sculptilis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the United States (California).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.5–7 mm. The colour is bay to dark chestnut. The surface is bare and shining, without bloom or iridescence and nearly without pubescence (except for some erect, golden brown hairs in places, including along the margins of the pronotum and elytra).[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) sculptilis 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.