Serica mahakaliensis

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Serica mahakaliensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. mahakaliensis
Binomial name
Serica mahakaliensis
Sreedevi, Speer, Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2018

Serica mahakaliensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Nepal. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8-9.5 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The antennae are yellowish and the ventral surface, elytral striae, legs, and lateral pronotal margins are reddish brown. The dorsal surface is dull and sparsely setose. [3]

Etymology

The species name refers to the Mahakali zone (Nepal). [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) mahakaliensis 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 November 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Sreedevi, K.; Speer, J.; Fabrizi, S.; Ahrens, D. (2018). "New species and records of Sericini scarab beetles from the Indian subcontinent (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)". ZooKeys. 772. Pensoft: 97–128. Retrieved November 19, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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