Amiserica lutulenta

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Amiserica lutulenta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Amiserica
Species:
A. lutulenta
Binomial name
Amiserica lutulenta
Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016 [1]

Amiserica lutulenta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in north-eastern India. [2]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.2–6.6 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, egg-shaped body with a greenish-iridescent shine. The surface is shiny and the antenna are yellowish brown. There are many setae on the head, pronotum and elytra. [2]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin lutulentus (meaning stained or dirtied with something). [2]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. 1 2 3 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 23, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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