Amiserica schoedli

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Amiserica schoedli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Amiserica
Species:
A. schoedli
Binomial name
Amiserica schoedli
Ahrens & Pacholátko, 2005

Amiserica schoedli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Myanmar. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8-6.4 mm. They have a brown, elongate-oval body, partly with a greenish shine. Both the pronotum and elytra have lighter markings and the elytra are light yellowish brown with one large dark marking. The dorsal surface is mostly dull (except for the weak shiny frons) and has single, moderately long, erect hairs. [3]

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Coleopterist Stefan Schödl. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amiserica schoedli 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 25, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Pacholátko, P. (2005). "Zwei neue Arten aus der Gruppe der Amiserica insperata (Brenske, 1898) aus dem nordöstlichen Indien und Myanmar (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau. 75: 311–317. Retrieved November 25, 2025.