Sericania marginata

Sericania marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Sericania
Species:	S. marginata
Binomial name
	Sericania marginata; Nomura, 1973
Synonyms
	Sericania suturalisNomura, 1976;

Last updated December 11, 2025

Sericania marginata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Japan.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8–9 mm. They have a piceous, elongate-oval body, with reddish brown spots in the middle of the base and at the sides of the pronotum. The elytra are yellow-brown, except for the blackish sutural and lateral margins. The antennae are dark brown. The dorsal surface, antennae and legs are shining, with a coppery lustre on the piceous areas.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sericania marginata 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 9, 2025.
1 2 Nomura, S. (1973). "Notes on the Japanese Scarabaeidae III". The Entomological Review of Japan. 25 (1–2): 13–20. Retrieved December 9, 2025.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sericania marginata 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 9, 2025.

[:2-3] 1 2 Nomura, S. (1973). "Notes on the Japanese Scarabaeidae III". The Entomological Review of Japan. 25 (1–2): 13–20. Retrieved December 9, 2025.

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