Selaserica fabriziae

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Selaserica fabriziae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Selaserica
Species:
S. fabriziae
Binomial name
Selaserica fabriziae
Ranasinghe et al., 2022 [1]

Selaserica fabriziae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.2–8.8 mm (males) and 8.8–9.2 mm (females). They have an oval, dark brown body. The antennae are yellow, and the dorsal surface is shiny and glabrous.

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Silvia Fabrizi in memory of her and for all her efforts for Sericini taxonomy. [2]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Ranasinghe, Sasanka; Eberle, Jonas; Athukorala, Namal; Benjamin, Suresh P.; Ahrens, Dirk (2022-05-30). "New species of Sericini from Sri Lanka (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Part II". European Journal of Taxonomy. 821 (1): 57–101. Retrieved October 9, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.