Serica ziqingi
| Serica ziqingi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. ziqingi
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica ziqingi Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2022
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Serica ziqingi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangxi).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.1 mm. They have a dark brown, dull, elongate body. The labroclypeus, anterior frons and anterior pronotum are shiny and the ventral surface and legs are reddish brown. The elytra has yellow spots and the antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface is almost glabrous, except for single and short, white setae on the pronotum and elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its collector, Wang Ziqing.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) ziqingi 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 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Liu, W. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of Serica MacLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) from China and adjacent areas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), with updates on Nipponoserica Nomura, 1972". Zootaxa. 5186 (1): 1–83. Retrieved December 4, 2025.