Tetraserica takakuwai

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Tetraserica takakuwai
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Tetraserica
Species:
T. takakuwai
Binomial name
Tetraserica takakuwai
Ahrens, 2022

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.4 mm. The dorsal surface is reddish brown and the surface of the labroclypeus and the disc of the frons are glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, M. Takakuwa. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica takakuwai 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 (2022). "Tetraserica takakuwai sp. nov. – a further new species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 from Thailand (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Faunitaxys. 10 (33): 1–4. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
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