Sericania angulata

Sericania angulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Sericania
Species:
S. angulata
Binomial name
Sericania angulata
(Lewis, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Serica angulata Lewis, 1895

Sericania angulata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Japan[2] (Shikoku and Kyushu).[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They have an elongate, piceous, opaque body, with a shining head. The clypeus is very densely and somewhat rugosely punctate, between the eyes the punctures are larger and not quite so closely set. The anterior angles of the thorax are acute and prominent, while the lateral edge bulges out in the middle. The punctures are much smaller and more scattered than those of the head, with an obscure reddish disk in the middle of the lateral edge and a narrow reddish margin at the base. The elytra are irregularly punctured. The antennae and legs are pitchy red.[4]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sericania angulata 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 9, 2025.
  3. ^ Nomura, S. (1973). "Notes on the Japanese Scarabaeidae III". The Entomological Review of Japan. 25 (1–2): 13–20. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  4. ^ Brenske, E. (1897). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 42: 345–438. Retrieved February 16, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.