Calloserica brendelli

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Calloserica brendelli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Calloserica
Species:
C. brendelli
Binomial name
Calloserica brendelli
Ahrens, 1999

Calloserica brendelli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Nepal. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They have a chestnut brown, oblong body, with lighter elytral striae. The dorsal surface is covered with erect hairs. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the successful Coleoptera collector, Dr. M. J. D. Brendell. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Calloserica brendelli 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 24, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D. (1999). "New species and records of Gynaecoserica Brenske, 1896, Calloserica Brenske, 1894, Nepaloserica Frey, 1965, Lasioserica Brenske, 1896 and Amiserica Nomura, 1974 from the Himalaya and adjacent regions (Insecta: Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Sericini)" (PDF). Entomologische Abhandlungen Staatlichen Museum Für Tierkunde, Dresden. 58 (11): 181–242. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
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