Serica alleni

Serica alleni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. alleni
Binomial name
Serica alleni Saylor, 1939
Synonyms
Serica searliSaylor, 1939

Serica alleni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in the United States (California). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8–9.5 mm. The colour is piceous to piceo-castaneous. The surface is moderately shining, and mostly glabrous above, except for a few short elytral hairs. ^[3]

Life history

Recorded host plants for the adults are the foliage of Quercus kelloggi , as well as Arctostaphylos pringlei and the needles of Abies concolor . ^[4]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) alleni at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
3. Saylor, L. W. (1939). "Notes and descriptions of United States scarab beetles" (PDF). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 29: 452–459. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
4. McPeak, Ron H.; Oberbauer, Thomas A. (2004). "New Host Plant Associations for Adult Serica and Diplotaxis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from California" (PDF). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 58 (1): 139–142. Retrieved December 24, 2025.