Tetraserica zhuhaiensis
| Tetraserica zhuhaiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Tetraserica |
| Species: | T. zhuhaiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetraserica zhuhaiensis Zhao, Huang, Huang & Ahrens, 2025
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Tetraserica zhuhaiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangdong).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.7–10.3 mm. The body is oval. The dorsal surface including the pygidium is dark brown and glabrous and the frons and pronotum have a weak greenish shine. The labroclypeus, ventral surface and legs are reddish brown and the antennae are yellow.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Zhuhai City, where the type series was collected.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica zhuhaiensis 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 Zhao, Ming-Zhi; Huang, Guo-Cong; Huang, Hui-Min; Ahrens, Dirk (2025-07-24). "Description of two new species of Sericini from Zhuhai City, Guangdong, China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". The Indochina Entomologist. 1 (49): 483–493. Retrieved November 11, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.