Tetraserica neouncinata

Tetraserica neouncinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Tetraserica
Species:
T. neouncinata
Binomial name
Tetraserica neouncinata
Fabrizi, Dalstein & Ahrens, 2019

Tetraserica neouncinata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Laos and Myanmar.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.8–9.8 mm. The surface of the labroclypeus and the disc of the frons are glabrous. The smooth area anterior to the eye is twice as wide as long.[3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from the combined Greek word neo- (meaning new) and the Latin word uncinatus and refers to the uncinated shape of the right paramere.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica neouncinata 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 November 7, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Fabrizi, Silvia; Dalstein, Vivian; Ahrens, Dirk (April 9, 2019). "A monograph on the genus Tetraserica from the Indochinese region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Zookeys. 837. Pensoft: 1–155. Retrieved November 7, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.