Serica tryznai

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

Serica tryznai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Chongqing, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.1-9.2 mm. They have a dark brown, partially shimmering dark green, elongate-oval body. The antennae are yellowish-brown and the legs are reddish-brown. The surface is entirely dull, except for the shiny labroclypeus. The upper surface has fine, loosely and evenly spaced, white scale-like hairs and individual, erect, long, white scale-like setae. The elytra have a dark preapilcal spot. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, M. Tryzna. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) tryznai 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.