Nipponoserica sericanioides

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Nipponoserica sericanioides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Nipponoserica
Species:
N. sericanioides
Binomial name
Nipponoserica sericanioides
Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2017

Nipponoserica sericanioides is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Zhejiang). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.5–10 mm. They have an oblong body. The body (including legs) is reddish brown, while the frons is dark brown and the antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is shiny and glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from the genus name Sericania and Greek oides (meaning similar). [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nipponoserica sericanioides 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. 1 2 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.
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