Serica eberlei

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Serica eberlei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. eberlei
Binomial name
Serica eberlei
Sreedevi, Ranasinghe, Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2019

Serica eberlei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Xizang) and India (Arunachal Pradesh). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.8 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body, with yellowish antennae and legs. Wide parts on the elytra and pronotal lateral margins are reddish brown. The dorsal surface is dull. The frons, pronotum and elytra have sparse, erect setae. [3]

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Dr. Jonas Eberle. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) eberlei 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 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Sreedevi, K.; Ranasinghe, S.; Fabrizi, S.; Ahrens, D. (2019). "New species and records of Sericini from the Indian subcontinent (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) II". European Journal of Taxonomy. 567: 1–26. Retrieved November 19, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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