Serica daqiaoana

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Serica daqiaoana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. daqiaoana
Binomial name
Serica daqiaoana
Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2022

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.9–9.1 mm. They have an elongate body. The dorsal surface is yellow, dull and glabrous, while the ventral surface, frons and anterior portion of the pronotum are brown. The antennae are yellow. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from its type locality, Daqiao. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) daqiaoana 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 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Liu, W. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of Serica MacLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) from China and adjacent areas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), with updates on Nipponoserica Nomura, 1972". Zootaxa. 5186 (1): 1–83. Retrieved December 3, 2025.