Lasioserica hamifer

Lasioserica hamifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Lasioserica
Species:	L. hamifer
Binomial name
Lasioserica hamifer Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2011

Lasioserica hamifer is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Bhutan. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.9 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The antennae are yellowish brown and the dorsal surface is dull, although the labroclypeus and anterior frons are shiny. The dorsal surface is densely covered with small white setae. ^[3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin hamifer (meaning bearing a hook). ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lasioserica hamifer 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. Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2011). "New species of Sericini from the Himalaya and adjacent mountains (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 60 (2): 139–164. Retrieved November 17, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.