Tetraserica bendai

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Tetraserica bendai
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Tetraserica
Species:
T. bendai
Binomial name
Tetraserica bendai
Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016 [1]

Tetraserica bendai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Meghalaya). [2]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.3–10 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body. The ventral surface is reddish brown, the antennae are yellowish brown and the dorsal surface is dull and glabrous. [2]

Etymology

The species is named after one of its collectors, P. Benda. [2]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. 1 2 3 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 29, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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