Serica ziqingi

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Serica ziqingi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Serica
Species:
S. ziqingi
Binomial name
Serica ziqingi
Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2022

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.1 mm. They have a dark brown, dull, elongate body. The labroclypeus, anterior frons and anterior pronotum are shiny and the ventral surface and legs are reddish brown. The elytra has yellow spots and the antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface is almost glabrous, except for single and short, white setae on the pronotum and elytra. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, Wang Ziqing. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) ziqingi 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 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Liu, W. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of Serica MacLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) from China and adjacent areas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), with updates on Nipponoserica Nomura, 1972". Zootaxa. 5186 (1): 1–83. Retrieved December 4, 2025.