Calloserica delectabilis

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

Calloserica delectabilis 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 8.1–9.4 mm. They have an oblong body. They are dark green with opaque tomentum, the elytra with brownish striae. There are dense, erect hairs on the dorsal surface. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin delectabilis (meaning tasty). [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Calloserica delectabilis 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.
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