Lasioserica sabatinellii

Lasioserica sabatinellii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Lasioserica
Species:	L. sabatinellii
Binomial name
Lasioserica sabatinellii Ahrens, 1996 [1]

Lasioserica sabatinellii is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[2] It is found in eastern central and eastern Nepal. ^{[3] [2]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5-8.5 mm. They have a dark greenish-brown body. The dorsal surface is mostly dull and nearly glabrous, except for some short, white setae. ^[4]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, Dr. Guido Sabatinelli. ^[4]

References

1. BioLib
2. Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 4, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
3. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lasioserica sabatinellii 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 4, 2025.
4. Ahrens, D. (1996). "Revision der Sericini des Himalaya und angrenzender Gebiete. Die gattungen Lasioserica Brenske, 1896 und Gynaecoserica Brenske, 1896 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea)" (PDF). Schwanfelder Coleopterologische Mitteilungen. 16: 1–48. Retrieved November 24, 2025.