Serica jiangda

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

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.7–8.9 mm. They have a reddish brown, oblong body. The legs are also reddish brown, but the frons is darker and the antennae are yellow. There are large dark spots on the elytra, with lighter punctures. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous, except for sparse, short, white setae on the elytra. [3]

Etymology

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

References

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