Serica pelelaensis

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.1–10.9 mm. They have an dark brown, oblong body. The antennae are yellowish, and the legs and pronotal margins are reddish brown. The elytra have indistinct irregular dark spots. The dorsal surface is dull, the frons with dense, erect setae. ^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality, Pele La. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) pelelaensis 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.