Anomioserica symmetrica

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

Anomioserica symmetrica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in southern India (Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills). [2]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.8–4.4 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body, the head and pronotum with an iridescent greenish shine. The elytra are yellowish brown with black margins and a dark long lateral spot. The dorsal surface is dull, with dirty-white, short, scale-like setae on the head, elytra and ventral surface. [2]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin symmetricus and refers to the symmetric parameres of the species. [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 28, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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