Serica sinuosa

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Serica sinuosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. sinuosa
Binomial name
Serica sinuosa
(Kobayashi & Yu, 2000)
Synonyms
  • Taiwanoserica sinuosaKobayashi & Yu, 2000

Serica sinuosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Taiwan. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.8-8.5 mm. They have a light to medium reddish brown, elongate oval body. The clypeus, tibiae and tarsi are reddish brown, the frons and vertex blackish brown and the antennae yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is mottled with blackish patches. The surface of the body is opaque, with the clypeus, antennae and legs shining. [3]

Etymology

The species name refers to its sinuate middle femur. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Taiwanoserica) sinuosa 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 January 14, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Kobayashi, H.; Yu, C. K. (2000). "Notes on the genus Taiwanoserica from Taiwan (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)". Chinese Journal of Entomology. 20 (2): 125–134. Retrieved January 14, 2026.