Tetraserica tianchiensis
| Tetraserica tianchiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Tetraserica |
| Species: | T. tianchiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetraserica tianchiensis Liu, Fabrizi, Bai, Yang & Ahrens, 2014
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Tetraserica tianchiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Hainan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.1–10.5 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 is named after its type locality, Tianchi.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica tianchiensis 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 Liu, W.; Fabrizi, Silvia; Bai, M.; Yang, X.-K.; Ahrens, Dirk (April 9, 2019). "A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Zookeys. 448. Pensoft: 83–121. Retrieved November 11, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.