Serica gwangjuensis

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

Serica gwangjuensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in South Korea. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.4–7.6 mm. They have an oblong body. The body (including antennae and legs) is yellowish brown, while the eyes and frons are blackish and the elytra are without dark spots. The dorsal surface is shiny and finely shortly setose. [3]

Etymology

The species name refers to its type locality, Gwangju. [3]

References

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