Serica (beetle)

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Serica
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Serica brunnea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Sericini
Genus: Serica
MacLeay, 1819
Synonyms
  • Camptorhina Harris, 1827
  • Paramaladera Kirby, 1837
  • Stilbolemma Nikolajev, 1979

Serica is a genus from the group of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 100 described species in Serica. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Serica Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. "Serica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. "Serica Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

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