Lasioserica beibengana

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Lasioserica beibengana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Lasioserica
Species:
L. beibengana
Binomial name
Lasioserica beibengana
Liu & Ahrens, 2014

Lasioserica beibengana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Xizang). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–5.6 mm. They have an oblong body. The dorsal surface is dark brown and the antennae and ventral surface are brown. The dorsal surface is dull, the pronotum and head with a greenish shine. The dorsal surface is sparsely setose, with fine minute and white, scale-like setae on the elytra and pronotum. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality, Beibeng. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lasioserica beibengana 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 17, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Liu, W.; Bai, M.; Yang, X; Ahrens, D. (2014). "Towards an improved knowledge of Sericini of the Tibetan highland: new species and records (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 63 (2): 157–172. Retrieved November 17, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.