Selaserica kanneliyana

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

Selaserica kanneliyana 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 5.7-6.3 mm. They have an oblong body. The dorsal surface is dark brown, while the ventral surface is reddish brown and the antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull, the head shiny and there some setae on the elytra. [2]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Kanneliya. [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. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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