Serica subpilosa

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Serica subpilosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. subpilosa
Binomial name
Serica subpilosa
Ahrens, 2007

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.7–8.4 mm. They have a dark brown, partially dark green or reddish-brown spotted, elongate-oval body. The antennae and legs are yellowish-brown. The surface is entirely dull, except for the shiny labroclypeus. The upper surface has dense, fine and weakly erect, almost evenly distributed yellow hairs. The elytra has individual, erect, long, white scale-like setae. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin sub (meaning almost) and pilosus (meaning hairy). [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) subpilosa 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 22, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D. (2007). "Revision der Serica nigroguttata Brenske, 1897 – Gruppe (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)" (PDF). Bulletin De l’Institut Royal Des Sciences Naturelles De Belgique Entomologie. 77: 5–37. Retrieved December 22, 2025.