Sericania carinata

Sericania carinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Sericania
Species:	S. carinata
Binomial name
Sericania carinata Brenske, 1899

Sericania carinata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5-7 mm. They have a slightly metallic brown sheen. The clypeus is curved anteriorly, the corners rounded, the sides curved and the surface is densely punctate. The frons and vertex are finely punctate. The pronotum is densely punctate, slightly projecting in the middle of the anterior margin, the anterior angles pointed, the posterior angles rectangular, the lateral margin slightly curved in front of them, with an impression in front of the scutellum. The elytra are strongly striate, the intervals with smooth ribs, densely and irregularly punctate within the striations. The pygidium is densely punctate, with prominent abdominal setae. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sericania carinata 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
3. Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. II. Monographisch bearbeitet". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 43: 205–404. Retrieved February 16, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .