Sericania fuscolineata

Sericania fuscolineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Sericania
Species:	S. fuscolineata
Binomial name
Sericania fuscolineata Motschulsky, 1860
Synonyms
Sericania fulgidaNiijima & Kinoshita, 1927 Sericania testaceaSawada, 1938 Sericania fuscolineata nipponensisNomura, 1976

Sericania fuscolineata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Japan, North Korea, the Russian Far East, South Korea and China (Heilongjiang, Liaoning). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8–11 mm. The body is long and cylindrical, and the dorsal surface is flat. They are yellowish brown to dark brown, metallic shiny and completely covered with setae. ^[3]

Subspecies

• Sericania fuscolineata fuscolineata (Japan, North Korea, Russian Far East, South Korea, China: Heilongjiang, Liaoning)
• Sericania fuscolineata ezoensisNomura, 1976 (Japan)
• Sericania fuscolineata fulgidaNiijima & Kinoshita, 1927 (Japan)
• Sericania fuscolineata minusculaNomura, 1976 (Japan)

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sericania fuscolineata 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 3, 2025.
3. Kim, J. I. (2011). "Insect Fauna of Korea. Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Pleurosticti" (PDF). Insect Fauna of Korea. 12 (1): 1–252. Retrieved December 3, 2025.