Serica zhamu

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Serica zhamu
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. zhamu
Binomial name
Serica zhamu
Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, 2024

Serica zhamu is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Xizang). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–7.2 mm. They have a red-brown, oblong body, with a darker head. The antennae are yellow and the legs are yellowish brown. There are indistinct, slightly darker spots on the elytra. The dorsal surface is dull and mostly glabrous, except for sparse, moderately long, white setae on the pronotum and elytra. [3]

Etymology

The species name refers to its type locality, Zhamu. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) zhamu 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 5, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Zhao, M-Z.; Pham, P.V.; Liu, W-G. (2024). "Taxonomic updates on Pachyserica Brenske, 1898 and Serica MacLeay, 1819 reveal 38 new species and new challenges of Sericini systematics regarding DNA barcodes and genus-level diagnostic key characters (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5491 (1): 1–89. Retrieved December 5, 2025.