Calloserica bertiae

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Calloserica bertiae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Calloserica
Species:
C. bertiae
Binomial name
Calloserica bertiae
Ahrens, 2000

Calloserica bertiae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in India (Sikkim) and China (Xizang). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.1–12.1 mm. They have an oblong body.They are chestnut with opaque tomentum. The elytral striae are lighter. The labroclypeus is shiny and there are erect hairs on the dorsal surface. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Nicole Berti. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Calloserica bertiae 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 December 15, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D. (2000). "New Species of Calloserica Brenske, 1894 from Sikkim and Nepal (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Sericini)". Zoosystema. 22 (4): 815–824. Retrieved December 15, 2025.