Sericania yamauchii

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Sericania yamauchii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Sericania
Species:
S. yamauchii
Binomial name
Sericania yamauchii
Sawada, 1938
Synonyms
  • Serica ussuriensisMedvedev, 1952
  • Sericania hasegawaiMurayama, 1941

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.5-12 mm. They have a dark brown, long body. The dorsal surface of the males has a weak pearly luster, while the females are completely shiny on the dorsal and ventral surfaces. [3]

Subspecies

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sericania yamauchii 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. 1 2 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.