Serica ventura
| Serica ventura | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. ventura
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica ventura Dawson, 1932
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| Synonyms | |
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Serica ventura 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 9 mm. The colour is a light to middle shade of reddish brown. The colour of the pronotum is burnt sienna and the elytra are dulled to hazel by a greyish bloom.[3]
Subspecies
- Serica ventura ventura (California)
- Serica ventura dorsalis Dawson, 1952 (California)
- Serica ventura personata Dawson, 1932 (California)
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) ventura 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 Dawson, R. W. (1932). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). VI" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 40: 529–562. Retrieved December 22, 2025.