Pachyderoserica

Pachyderoserica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Sericinae
Tribe:	Sericini
Genus:	Pachyderoserica Moser, 1920
Species:	P. crassicollis
Binomial name
Pachyderoserica crassicollis Moser, 1920 [1]

Pachyderoserica is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Pachyderoserica crassicollis, which is found in southern India (Madura, Shembaganur). ^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. They are black or blackish-brown and silky. The elytra have a longitudinal band. The head is moderately densely punctate and sparingly yellowish-setose. The antennae are yellow. ^[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 28, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
3. Moser, J. (1920). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) XI" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 81: 3–28. Retrieved February 2, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .