Serica frolovi

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Serica frolovi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. frolovi
Binomial name
Serica frolovi
Ahrens, 2021

Serica frolovi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Nepal. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.6 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The antennae and legs are yellowish and the ventral parts are reddish brown. The pronotal margins and punctures on the elytra are reddish brown. The dorsal surface is dull, the frons, pronotum and elytra with sparse white setae. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Andrey Frolov. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) frolovi 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 Ahrens, D. (2021). "New Sericini from the Zoological Institute St. Petersburg (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Hartmann, Barclay & Weipert: Biodiversität und Naturausstattung im Himalaya VII.: 427–433. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
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