| Serica taythien | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. taythien |
| Binomial name | |
| Serica taythien Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024 | |
Serica taythien is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Vietnam. [2] [3]
Adults reach a length of about 8.8–9.9 mm. They have a dark brown, oval and strongly convex body. The head, pronotum and some spots on the elytra have a greenish shine. The elytra have darker spots and the antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface is weakly shiny or iridescent, with moderately dense, short, narrow, curved, white setae. [3]
The species name is derived from its type locality, Tay Thien. [3]