Pachyserica striatipennis

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Pachyserica striatipennis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pachyserica
Species:
P. striatipennis
Binomial name
Pachyserica striatipennis
Moser, 1908

Pachyserica striatipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Vietnam and China (Guangxi, Yunnan). [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.6 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong-ovate body, with a greenish sheen. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The surface is entirely dull tomentose, except for the shiny labroclypeus. The upper surface has numerous white scale-like hairs and the pronotum and elytra have some erect, long, thin setae. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pachyserica striatipennis 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 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.