Serica christophreuteri

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

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.2 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The antennae are yellow, the legs and ventral surface are reddish brown and the elytra are without spots. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous, except for sparse setae on the elytra. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, Christoph Reuter. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) christophreuteri 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.
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