Serica guangxiensis

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Serica guangxiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. guangxiensis
Binomial name
Serica guangxiensis
Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024

Serica guangxiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Guangxi). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8–8.8 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oblong body. The antennae are yellow, while the legs are reddish brown. There are indistinct, large, darker spots on the elytra and the disc of the pronotum. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous, except on the head and lateral margins of the pronotum and elytra. The pronotum and elytra have sparse, moderately long, white setae. [3]

Etymology

The species name refers to its occurrence in Guangxi province. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) guangxiensis 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 5, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Zhao, M-Z.; Pham, P.V.; Liu, W-G. (2024). "Taxonomic updates on Pachyserica Brenske, 1898 and Serica MacLeay, 1819 reveal 38 new species and new challenges of Sericini systematics regarding DNA barcodes and genus-level diagnostic key characters (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5491 (1): 1–89. Retrieved December 5, 2025.