Periserica triflabellata

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Periserica triflabellata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Periserica
Species:
P. triflabellata
Binomial name
Periserica triflabellata
Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2014 [1]

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.2 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oblong body. The legs and antennae are also yellowish brown, but the head is black and the elytra has dark spots. The dorsal surface is shiny and sparsely setose. [2]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin tri- (meaning three) and flabellatus (meaning fan-like) and refers to the number of antennomeres composing the antennal club. [2]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. 1 2 3 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.
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