Nipponoserica koltzei

Last updated

Nipponoserica koltzei
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Nipponoserica
Species:
N. koltzei
Binomial name
Nipponoserica koltzei
(Reitter, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Serica koltzeiReitter, 1897
  • Nipponoserica opacicarinaKim & Kim, 2003

Nipponoserica koltzei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Gansu, Heilongjiang, Henan, Shaanxi, Xizang), South Korea and the Russian Far East. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5-8.5 mm. They have a yellowish brown to dark brown, cylindrical, velvety body. The antennae are yellow. [4]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nipponoserica koltzei 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 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Yang, X.; Bai, M.; Ahrens, D. (2017). "New species of Nipponoserica and Paraserica from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys. 721: 65–91. Retrieved November 28, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ Kim, J. I. (2011). "Insect Fauna of Korea. Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Pleurosticti" (PDF). Insect Fauna of Korea. 12 (1): 1–252. Retrieved December 3, 2025. Description of Nipponoserica opacicarina
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.