Stenoserica freudei

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Stenoserica freudei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Stenoserica
Species:
S. freudei
Binomial name
Stenoserica freudei
Frey, 1970

Stenoserica freudei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Namibia. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are straw-yellow, with the head somewhat darker. The upper surface is silky-glossy, while the underside is without a silky sheen. The antennae are yellow. The upper surface is glabrous. There are sparse setae on the ventral segments, thorax, and legs. The pronotum is finely and somewhat unevenly sparsely punctate and the elytra have fine striae of punctures. The lateral margins of both the elytra and the pronotum are fringed with pale yellow hairs. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stenoserica freudei 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 January 14, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1970). "Neue Sericiden von der Elfenbeinküste und SW Afrika (Col., Melolonth.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 21: 268–278. Retrieved January 14, 2026.