Stenoserica kolbei

Stenoserica kolbei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Stenoserica
Species:	S. kolbei
Binomial name
Stenoserica kolbei Brenske, 1901

Stenoserica kolbei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Tanzania. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. They are yellowish-reddish-brown with a vivid opalescent sheen, and very narrowly striated elytra. The frons is almost slightly depressed, with a fine longitudinal line. The pronotum is slightly rounded at the sides, with rounded hind angles. The elytra are hardly punctate in rows within the striae, but rather densely irregularly punctate, so that only very narrow raised intervals remain unpunctate. ^[3]

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Hermann Julius Kolbe. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stenoserica kolbei 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 5, 2026.
3. Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (2–3): 187–234. Retrieved February 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .