Tetraserica disoccupata

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Tetraserica disoccupata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Tetraserica
Species:
T. disoccupata
Binomial name
Tetraserica disoccupata
Ahrens, 2004 [1]

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8 mm. They have a dark reddish-brown, oval body. The dorsal surface is dull and mostly glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin disoccupatus (meaning unemployed). [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.