Serica bomi

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Serica bomi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. bomi
Binomial name
Serica bomi
Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024

Serica bomi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Xizang). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5–9.2 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The antennae are yellow, while the legs, margins of the pronotum and parts of the ventral surface are reddish brown. There are indistinct, large, slightly darker spots on the elytra. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous, except for sparse setae on the elytra. [3]

Etymology

The species name refers to its type locality, Tomi. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) bomi 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 5, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Zhao, M-Z.; Pham, P.V.; Liu, W-G. (2024). "Taxonomic updates on Pachyserica Brenske, 1898 and Serica MacLeay, 1819 reveal 38 new species and new challenges of Sericini systematics regarding DNA barcodes and genus-level diagnostic key characters (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5491 (1): 1–89. Retrieved December 5, 2025.