Selaserica karnatakaensis

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Selaserica karnatakaensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Selaserica
Species:
S. karnatakaensis
Binomial name
Selaserica karnatakaensis
Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016 [1]

Selaserica karnatakaensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Karnataka). [2]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.9 mm. They have a reddish brown, oval body. The antennae are yellow and the dorsal surface is glabrous and dull with an iridescent shine. [2]

Etymology

The species name refers to its occurrence in Karnataka. [2]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. 1 2 3 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 28, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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