Tetraserica shanensis

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.1–8.3 mm. The body is yellowish brown, with a darker head. 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 is named with reference to its occurrence in the Shan state.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica shanensis 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.