Serica fusa

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Serica fusa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. fusa
Binomial name
Serica fusa
Brenske, 1898 [1]

Serica fusa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.6 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oblong body, with the antennae and legs also yellowish brown. The head and pronotum are darker brown, with the midline, lateral margins and punctures yellowish. There are dark spots on the elytra. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous. [2]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 23, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.