Oxyserica serena

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Oxyserica serena
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Oxyserica
Species:
O. serena
Binomial name
Oxyserica serena
Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023

Oxyserica serena is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Myanmar. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.7 mm. They have a light reddish brown, short-oval body. The elytra and part of the antennae are yellowish brown, while the head, antennal club, elytral margins and one transversal mesolateral spot are dark brown. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The name of the species is derived from Latin serenus (meaning light). [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Oxyserica serena 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 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Liu, W.; Lukic, D.; Bai, M. (2023). "A taxonomic review of Microserica Brenske, 1894 from continental Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5241 (1): 1–115. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
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