Tetraserica rufimargo

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

Tetraserica rufimargo 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 6.9–8 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body. The ventral surface and lateral margins of the pronotum are reddish brown, while the legs and antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous. [2]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin rufus (meaning red) and margo (meaning margin) and refers to the reddish margin of the pronotum. [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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