Lepidoserica polyphylla

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Lepidoserica polyphylla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Lepidoserica
Species:
L. polyphylla
Binomial name
Lepidoserica polyphylla
(Moser, 1920) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pachyserica polyphyllaMoser, 1920

Lepidoserica polyphylla is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Assam, Khasi Hills). [2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.6-9.9 mm. They have a dark brown, elongate-oval body. The antennae, legs and underside are yellowish with some dark brown parts. The upperside is dull, the head, pronotum and elytra with a greenish sheen, the upperside is also somewhat hairy, with some isolated white scales. [3]

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 October 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.
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