Serica bhaktai

Serica bhaktai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. bhaktai
Binomial name
	Serica bhaktai; Ahrens, 1999

Last updated December 09, 2025

Serica bhaktai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in central Nepal.^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.9-9.9 mm. They have a reddish-brown, elongate body, with the head darker. There are numerous small, dark spots on the elytra. The upper surface is mostly dull and has a few hairs.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 30, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
↑ Ahrens, D. (1999). "Revision der Gattung Serica (s.str.) des Himalaya-Gebiets (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 31 (2): 205–332. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

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[1] BioLib

[:0-2] Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 30, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[:2-3] Ahrens, D. (1999). "Revision der Gattung Serica (s.str.) des Himalaya-Gebiets (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae)". Fragmenta Entomologica. 31 (2): 205–332. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

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