Tetraserica bendai

Tetraserica bendai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Tetraserica
Species:
T. bendai
Binomial name
Tetraserica bendai
Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016[1]

Tetraserica bendai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Meghalaya).[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.3–10 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body. The ventral surface is reddish brown, the antennae are yellowish brown and the dorsal surface is dull and glabrous.[2]

Etymology

The species is named after one of its collectors, P. Benda.[2]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ a b c Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 29, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.