Periserica fulvostriata

Periserica fulvostriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Periserica
Species:	P. fulvostriata
Binomial name
	Periserica fulvostriata; Brenske, 1898
Synonyms
	Periserica picta var. fulvostriataBrenske, 1898 ; Periserica nigripennisArrow, 1916 ;

Last updated October 31, 2025

Periserica fulvostriata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.6 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body, with the base and sides of the pronotum and the elytra yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is shiny, sparsely setose and has an iridescent shine.^[2]

References

↑ BioLib
1 2 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 23, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[1] BioLib

[:0-2] 1 2 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 23, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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