Serica ligulata

Serica ligulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. ligulata
Binomial name
Serica ligulata Dawson, 1932
Synonyms
Serica praetermissaDawson, 1932

Serica ligulata is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} where it has been recorded from the United States (California). ^{[4] [5]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.5 mm. The colour is chocolate brown. They are glabrous and sub-shining. ^[5]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Serica ligulata:

• Serica ligulata ligulata (California)
• Serica ligulata praetermissaDawson, 1932 (California)

Life history

Adults of ssp. praetermissa have been recorded feeding on Arctostaphylos glandulosa , Arctostaphylos pungens and the flowers of Adenostoma fasciculatum . ^[6]

References

1. "Serica ligulata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Serica ligulata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Serica ligulata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) ligulata 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 22, 2025.
5. Dawson, R. W. (1932). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). VI" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 40: 529–562. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
6. McPeak, Ron H.; Oberbauer, Thomas A. (2004). "New Host Plant Associations for Adult Serica and Diplotaxis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from California" (PDF). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 58 (1): 139–142. Retrieved December 24, 2025.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-30914-2.