Tetraserica pseudoruiliensis
| Tetraserica pseudoruiliensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Tetraserica |
| Species: | T. pseudoruiliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetraserica pseudoruiliensis Fabrizi, Dalstein & Ahrens, 2019
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Tetraserica pseudoruiliensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–10.5 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 pseudo- (meaning false) and the species name ruiliensis and refers to its similarity to Tetraserica ruiliensis.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica pseudoruiliensis 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.
- ^ 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.