Serica zhamu
| Serica zhamu | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. zhamu
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica zhamu Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024
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Serica zhamu is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Xizang).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7–7.2 mm. They have a red-brown, oblong body, with a darker head. The antennae are yellow and the legs are yellowish brown. There are indistinct, slightly darker spots on the elytra. The dorsal surface is dull and mostly glabrous, except for sparse, moderately long, white setae on the pronotum and elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species name refers to its type locality, Zhamu.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) zhamu 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.