Tetraserica schnelli
| Tetraserica schnelli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Tetraserica |
| Species: | T. schnelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetraserica schnelli Ahrens, Pacholátko & Pham, 2025
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Tetraserica schnelli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Laos.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.4–8.6 mm. The dorsal surface is dark brown and glabrous. The pronotum has a weak greenish shine, the ventral surface and legs are partly yellowish and partly reddish brown and the antennae are yellow.[3]
Etymology
The species is dedicated to Michael Schnell (Museum Koenig Bonn).[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica schnelli 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 11, 2025.
- ^ a b c Pham, Phu V.; Pacholátko, Petr; Ahrens, Dirk (2025). "New species and records of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 from Indochina (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5691 (2). Magnolia Press: 193–230. Retrieved November 11, 2025.