Serica allonanhua

Serica allonanhua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. allonanhua
Binomial name
Serica allonanhua Liu, Ahrens, Li & Su, 2023

Serica allonanhua is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in China (Yunnan). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.8–7.6 mm. They have a light reddish brown, oblong body. The frons is reddish brown, and some lateral and basal parts of the elytral intervals are dark reddish brown and dull. The legs are yellowish brown and the antennae are yellow. There are moderately long setae on the dorsal surface. ^[3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek allo (meaning different or other) and nanhua and refers to the similarity of the species to Serica nanhua . ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) allonanhua 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 12, 2025.
3. Su, X.; Li, W.; Ahrens, D.; Zheng, Y. J.; Liu, Y. (2023). "An update to the taxonomy of Serica MacLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericinae, Sericini)". ZooKeys. 1185. Pensoft: 181–198. Retrieved December 13, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.