Serica davidkrali

Serica davidkrali
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. davidkrali
Binomial name
Serica davidkrali Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2011

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.8–8.8 mm. They have a dark brown, oval-elongate body. The antennae, legs and elytra are yellowish brown, the latter with numerous small, irregular dark spots. The dorsal surface is shiny and sparsely setose. ^[3]

Etymology

The species name refers to David Král, Prague, who was one of the collectors of the species. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) davidkrali 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 November 17, 2025.
3. Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2011). "New species of Sericini from the Himalaya and adjacent mountains (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 60 (2): 139–164. Retrieved November 17, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.