Serica breviantennalis

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

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5–8.2 mm. They have a reddish brown, oblong body. The frons is dark reddish brown and dull. The legs are yellowish brown and the antennae are yellow. There are moderately long setae on the head dorsal surface. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin brevis (meaning short) and antennalis (meaning antenna) and refers to the short antenna. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) breviantennalis 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. 1 2 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. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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