Serica yui

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Serica yui
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. yui
Binomial name
Serica yui
(Kobayashi, 1993)
Synonyms
  • Taiwanoserica yuiKobayashi, 1993

Serica yui is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Taiwan. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They have a light reddish brown or reddish brown, elongate oval body, with the clypeus, tibiae and tarsi reddish brown, the posterior part of the head blackish brown to dark reddish brown and the antennae yellowish-brown. The dorsal surface is mottled with blackish patches. The surface of the body is opaque, with the clypeus, antennae and legs shining. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Taiwanoserica) yui 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 January 14, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Kobayashi, H. (1993). "Some new Sericid and Melolonthid beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Central Taiwan" (PDF). Elytra. 21 (1): 67–75. Retrieved January 14, 2026.