Pachyserica nantouensis

Pachyserica nantouensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Pachyserica
Species:	P. nantouensis
Binomial name
	Pachyserica nantouensis; Kobayashi & Yu, 1993
Synonyms
	Pachyserica similisKobayashi & Yu, 1993;

Last updated December 11, 2025

Pachyserica nantouensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Taiwan.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.2-9 mm. They have a dark green to brown, elongate-oval body. The legs, pronotal and elytral margins are reddish-brown and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The surface is almost entirely dull. The upper surface has numerous white scale-like hairs and the elytra are without erect setae.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachyserica nantouensis 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.
1 2 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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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachyserica nantouensis 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 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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