Tetraserica phamanhi

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Tetraserica phamanhi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Tetraserica
Species:
T. phamanhi
Binomial name
Tetraserica phamanhi
Pham & Ahrens, 2023

Tetraserica phamanhi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Laos and Vietnam. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.6–9 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oval body. The dorsal surface is shiny and glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Associate Professor Pham Van Anh who arranged expeditions during which the type material of this species was collected. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica phamanhi 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 November 11, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, Dirk; Lukic, Daniel; Pham, Phu; Li, Wei; Liu, Wangang (April 9, 2019). "Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 of continental Southeast Asia: new records, new species and an updated key to species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5374 (4). Magnolia Press: 451–486. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
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