Pachyserica cipingensis

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Pachyserica cipingensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pachyserica
Species:
P. cipingensis
Binomial name
Pachyserica cipingensis
Ahrens, 2006

Pachyserica cipingensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Hunan, Jiangxi). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.3 mm. They have a reddish-brown, oval body. The pronotum and the head are dark brown with a greenish sheen, while the antennae are yellowish-brown. There are numerous white, very short scale-like hairs on the upper surface, while the elytra are without erect setae. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Ciping. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachyserica cipingensis 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 8, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D. (2006). "Phylogenetic Analyse und Revision der Arten der Gattung Pachyserica Brenske, 1897 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Revue Suisse De Zoologie. 113 (3): 487–557. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
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