Nipponoserica sulciventris

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Nipponoserica sulciventris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Nipponoserica
Species:
N. sulciventris
Binomial name
Nipponoserica sulciventris
Ahrens, 2004

Nipponoserica sulciventris is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.3–8.4 mm. They have an oblong body. The dorsal surface is shiny, glabrous and yellowish with a blackish frons. The ventral surface is yellowish brown and the antennae are yellow. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin sulcus (meaning furrow) and venter (meaning abdomen). [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nipponoserica sulciventris 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 December 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D. (2004). "Notes on the distribution and taxonomy of Sericine beetles from East Palearctic Asia, with description of two new species of Nipponoserica Nomura, 1973, from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)" (PDF). Entomologische Zeitschrift, Stuttgart. 114 (1): 7–11. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
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