Serica excisa

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Serica excisa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. excisa
Binomial name
Serica excisa
(Frey, 1972)
Synonyms
  • Trichoserica excisaFrey, 1972

Serica excisa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Fujian, Sichuan). [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.2 mm. They have an oval body. The dorsal surface is yellow and shiny, while the head and ventral surface are dark brown and shiny, with dense, moderately long setae. The antennae are yellow. [3]

References

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