Serica trociformis

Serica trociformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. trociformis
Binomial name
Serica trociformis Burmeister, 1844
Synonyms
Melolontha aphodiinaBillberg, 1820

Serica trociformis is a species of May beetle or June bug in the family Scarabaeidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in North America ^[2] (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina). ^{[4] [5]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-6 mm. They have an ovate, convex, nearly smooth and feebly shining body. The head, thorax and under surface are black or piceous, while the elytra are reddish-brown, the sides margined with piceous. ^[5]

References

1. "Serica trociformis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
2. "Serica trociformis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
3. "Serica trociformis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
4. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) trociformis 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 24, 2025.
5. Blatchley, W. S. (1910). "An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera or beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana, with bibliography and descriptions of new species". Bulletin Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources. Indianapolis. 1: 1–1386. Retrieved December 24, 2025.

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.