Tetraserica parasetuliforceps

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

Tetraserica parasetuliforceps, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.6 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 Greek para- (meaning near) and the species name setuliforceps and refers to its similarity to Tetraserica setuliforceps.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica parasetuliforceps 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 10, 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 10, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.