Serica ventura

Serica ventura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Serica
Species:	S. ventura
Binomial name
Serica ventura Dawson, 1932
Synonyms
Serica personataDawson, 1932

Serica ventura is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in the United States (California). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. The colour is a light to middle shade of reddish brown. The colour of the pronotum is burnt sienna and the elytra are dulled to hazel by a greyish bloom. ^[3]

Subspecies

• Serica ventura ventura (California)
• Serica ventura dorsalisDawson, 1952 (California)
• Serica ventura personataDawson, 1932 (California)

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) ventura 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. Dawson, R. W. (1932). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). VI" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 40: 529–562. Retrieved December 22, 2025.