Lepidoserica barapaniensis

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Lepidoserica barapaniensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Lepidoserica
Species:
L. barapaniensis
Binomial name
Lepidoserica barapaniensis
Chandra, Ahrens, Bhunia, Sreedevi & Gupta, 2021

Lepidoserica barapaniensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in India (Meghalaya). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.3 mm. They have a yellowish-brown, shiny, oblong body. The dorsal surface has dense darker spots of different sizes. The dark spots and dark frons have some greenish shine. The antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface is sparsely setose, with fine minute and white scales on the elytra and pronotum. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Barapani. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepidoserica barapaniensis 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 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Chandra, K.; Ahrens, D.; Bhunia, D.; Sreedevi, K.; Gupta, D. (2021). "New species and records of Sericini from India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Zootaxa. 4951 (3). Magnolia Press: 492–510. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
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