Serica opposita

Serica opposita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. opposita
Binomial name
Serica opposita Dawson, 1921

Serica opposita is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is found in the United States (Maryland to Georgia, west to Michigan and Missouri, New Jersey, South Carolina). ^{[5] [6]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. Adults are very similar to Serica spicula , but slightly larger. ^[6]

References

1. "Serica opposita Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Serica opposita". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Serica opposita species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. BioLib
5. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) opposita 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.
6. Dawson, R. W. (1920). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). IV" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 29: 160–168. Retrieved December 22, 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.