Trioserica paulseni
| Trioserica paulseni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Trioserica |
| Species: | T. paulseni
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| Binomial name | |
| Trioserica paulseni Ahrens, Lukic & Pham, 2024
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Trioserica paulseni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.8 mm. They have a yellow, oblong-oval body. The elytra has numerous small dark spots and the pronotum has a larger brown spot on each side. The antennae and ventral surface are yellow and the frons is brown. The dorsal surface is dull and partly iridescent and the surface is almost glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species is dedicated to Matt Paulsen.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trioserica paulseni 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 January 8, 2026.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Lukic, D.; Wipfler, B.; Pham, P. (2024). "A revision of the Trioserica species from continental southeast Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae: Sericini)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 55 (3): 227–339. Retrieved January 8, 2026.