Serica yexiaohani
| Serica yexiaohani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. yexiaohani
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica yexiaohani Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024
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Serica yexiaohani is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Zhejiang).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5–7.7 mm. They have an oval body. The body (including legs) is dark reddish brown, while the femora and antennae are more yellowish, the head and pronotum darker and the elytra with irregular and sparse dark spots. The frons has green toment and the pronotum and elytra are iridescent. There are white, scale-like setae on the pronotum and elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after one of its collectors, Mr. Xiao-Han Ye.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Taiwanoserica) yexiaohani 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 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Zhao, M-Z.; Pham, P.V.; Liu, W-G. (2024). "Taxonomic updates on Pachyserica Brenske, 1898 and Serica MacLeay, 1819 reveal 38 new species and new challenges of Sericini systematics regarding DNA barcodes and genus-level diagnostic key characters (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5491 (1): 1–89. Retrieved December 5, 2025.