Serica bihluhensis

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Serica bihluhensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. bihluhensis
Binomial name
Serica bihluhensis
(Kobayashi & Yu, 2000)
Synonyms
  • Taiwanoserica bihluhensisKobayashi & Yu, 2000

Serica bihluhensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Taiwan. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They have a reddish brown to dark reddish brown, elongate oval body, with the clypeus, tibiae and tarsi reddish brown, the posterior part of the head blackish brown, the antennae yellowish brown and the dorsal surface mottled with black patches. The surface of the body is opaque, with the clypeus, antennae and legs shining. [3]

Etymology

The species is named bihluhensis after one of the places it was captured. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Taiwanoserica) bihluhensis 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 January 14, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Kobayashi, H.; Yu, C. K. (2000). "Notes on the genus Taiwanoserica from Taiwan (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)". Chinese Journal of Entomology. 20 (2): 125–134. Retrieved January 14, 2026.