Oxyserica arunensis

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Oxyserica arunensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Oxyserica
Species:
O. arunensis
Binomial name
Oxyserica arunensis
(Ahrens, 1998) [1]
Synonyms
  • Microserica arunensisAhrens, 1998

Oxyserica arunensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in eastern Nepal. [2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6-6.9 mm. They have a black, elongate-oval body. The elytra are lighter brown. The dorsal surface is glabrous, except for the cilia along the margins. [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 30, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. Ahrens, Dirk (1998). "Revision der Sericinae des Himalaya-gebietes. Neue arten der Microserica marginata gruppe". Entomologische Abhandlungen Staatlichen Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden. 58 (2): 29–51. Retrieved November 7, 2025.