Amiserica ventriscalptus

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Amiserica ventriscalptus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Amiserica
Species:
A. ventriscalptus
Binomial name
Amiserica ventriscalptus
Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.2–9.1 mm. They have a reddish brown, oval body. The antennae are yellowish brown. The surface is shiny and there are long setae, interspersed with short adpressed ones, on the dorsal surface. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin ventris- (meaning venter) and scalptus (meaning incised) and refers to the deeply incised ventral portion of the phallobase (before the left paramere). [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amiserica ventriscalptus 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, Dirk; Liu, Wangang; Pham, Phu Van; Fabrizi, Silvia (2021). "An overview on the genus Amiserica Nomura, 1974 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5050 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–63. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
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