Serica tristis

Serica tristis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. tristis
Binomial name
	Serica tristis; LeConte, 1850

Last updated January 07, 2026

Serica tristis is a species of May beetle or junebug in the family Scarabaeidae.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is found in North America ^[2] (Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hamsphire, New York, Wisconsin).^[4]^[5]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8.5 mm. The colour varies from chestnut to nearly black. The surface is moderately shining with a metallic, iridescent sheen.^[5]

References

↑ "Serica tristis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
1 2 "Serica tristis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
↑ "Serica tristis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) tristis 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 23 December 2025.
1 2 Dawson, R. W. (1921). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). V." (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 30: 154–168. Retrieved 23 December 2025.

Arnett, R. H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.

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[bugref-1] "Serica tristis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[itis-2] 1 2 "Serica tristis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[eol-3] "Serica tristis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[:1-4] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) tristis 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 23 December 2025.

[:2-5] 1 2 Dawson, R. W. (1921). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). V." (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 30: 154–168. Retrieved 23 December 2025.

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Serica tristis

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