Serica panwarensis

Serica panwarensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. panwarensis
Binomial name
Serica panwarensis Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2011

Serica panwarensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Myanmar. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.3 mm. They have an dark brown, oblong body. The antennae are brown and the tarsi and pronotal margins are reddish brown, the elytra with indistinct irregular dark spots. The dorsal surface is dull and almost glabrous. ^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after the village in the vicinity of the type locality, Panwar. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) panwarensis 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 17, 2025.
3. Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2011). "New species of Sericini from the Himalaya and adjacent mountains (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 60 (2): 139–164. Retrieved November 17, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.