Tetraserica similis

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Tetraserica similis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Tetraserica
Species:
T. similis
Binomial name
Tetraserica similis
Ahrens, Pacholátko & Pham, 2025

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.9–10.3 mm. The dorsal surface is dark brown and glabrous, the pronotum with a weak greenish shine. The ventral surface and the legs are reddish brown and the antennae are yellow. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin similis (meaning similar) and refers to its strong resemblance with Tetraserica pingjiangensis . [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica similis 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 Pham, Phu V.; Pacholátko, Petr; Ahrens, Dirk (2025). "New species and records of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 from Indochina (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5691 (2). Magnolia Press: 193–230. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
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