Serica atracapilla

Serica atracapilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. atracapilla
Binomial name
Serica atracapilla (Kirby, 1837)
Synonyms [1]
Camptorhina atracapilla Kirby, 1837 Serica cucullata Dawson, 1947

Serica atracapilla is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} where it has been recorded from Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan. ^{[4] [5]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. The colour is chestnut-brown. The upper surface is bare, polished and shining, without any trace of sericeous or pruinose luster. ^[6]

References

1. "Serica atracapilla Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Serica atracapilla". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Serica atracapilla species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) atracapilla 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 22, 2025.
5. Dawson, R. W. (1967). "New and little known species of Serica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) X." (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 75: 161–178. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
6. Dawson, R. W. (1919). "New species of Serica. I." (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 27: 32–39. Retrieved December 22, 2025. Description of Serica cucullata

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-30914-2.