Serica fengensis

Serica fengensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. fengensis
Binomial name
Serica fengensis Liu, Ahrens, Li & Su, 2023

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.8–8.4 mm. They have a dark brown, narrow, oblong body. The ventral surface, legs, and labroclypeus are reddish brown and the antennae are yellow. There are moderately dense, long setae on the dorsal surface. ^[3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from the location of the type locality in Feng County. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) fengensis 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 12, 2025.
3. Su, X.; Li, W.; Ahrens, D.; Zheng, Y. J.; Liu, Y. (2023). "An update to the taxonomy of Serica MacLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericinae, Sericini)". ZooKeys. 1185. Pensoft: 181–198. Retrieved December 13, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.