Trioserica tongbiguan

Trioserica tongbiguan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Trioserica
Species:
T. tongbiguan
Binomial name
Trioserica tongbiguan
Ahrens, Lukic & Pham, 2024

Trioserica tongbiguan is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.4–6.1 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oblong body, with small dark spots on the elytra and two large, indistinct spots on the pronotum. The antennae and ventral surface are yellow. The dorsal surface is dull and the surface is almost glabrous.[3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Tongbiguan village.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trioserica tongbiguan 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.
  3. ^ 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.