Serica paralupina

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Serica paralupina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. paralupina
Binomial name
Serica paralupina
Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2022

Serica paralupina is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Shaanxi, Sichuan). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.8–9.2 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, dull, oblong body. The legs are brown and the antennae are yellow. There are sparse short and long setae on the dorsal surface. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek pseudo (meaning false) and the species name lupina and refers to its similarity to Serica lupina . [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) paralupina 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 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Liu, W. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of Serica MacLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) from China and adjacent areas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), with updates on Nipponoserica Nomura, 1972". Zootaxa. 5186 (1): 1–83. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
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