Lasioserica umbrina

Lasioserica umbrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Lasioserica
Species:	L. umbrina
Binomial name
Lasioserica umbrina (Blanchard, 1850) [1]
Synonyms
Omaloplia umbrinaBlanchard, 1850 Serica maculataBrenske, 1894 Lasioserica pilosaMoser, 1919 Lasioserica bhutanicaAhrens, 1996 Lasioserica galadrielaeAhrens, 1996 Lasioserica jirianaAhrens, 1996

Lasioserica umbrina is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[2] It is found in Nepal, Bhutan and India (Sikkim, Darjeeling). ^{[3] [2]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6-7 mm. They have a dark reddish-brown body, with lighter punctures. The dorsal surface is mostly dull and setose. ^[4]

Subspecies

• Lasioserica umbrina umbrina (Himalaya, from east of the Sutlej river to the Kathmandu valley in central Nepal)
• Lasioserica umbrina bhutanicaAhrens, 1996 (Bhutan)
• Lasioserica umbrina galadrielaeAhrens, 1996 (western Sikkim, eastern Nepal and the Darjeeling area)
• Lasioserica umbrina jirianaAhrens, 1996 (eastern central Nepal)

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 umbrina 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.