Serica smetanai

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

Serica smetanai 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 9.4 mm. They have a dark brown, dull, elongate body. The antennae are yellow and the base and margins of the pronotum are lighter. The dorsal surface is almost glabrous, except for some short, white setae on the elytra. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, Aleš Smetana. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Taiwanoserica) smetanai 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 4, 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 4, 2025.
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