Serica palaea

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Serica palaea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. palaea
Binomial name
Serica palaea
Ahrens, 2004 [1]

Serica palaea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Sikkim). [2]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.7-8 mm. They have a dark brown, elongate body, with yellowish brown antennae. The upper surface is metallic dark green and with some reddish-brown spots. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Ancient Greek palaea (meaning old). [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 23, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. 1 2 Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.
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