Tetraserica wangtongensis

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Tetraserica wangtongensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Tetraserica
Species:
T. wangtongensis
Binomial name
Tetraserica wangtongensis
Liu, Fabrizi, Bai, Yang & Ahrens, 2014

Tetraserica wangtongensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Jiangxi). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.2–9.1 mm. The surface of the labroclypeus and the disc of the frons are glabrous. The smooth area anterior to the eye is twice as wide as long. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Wang Tong. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica wangtongensis 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 Liu, W.; Fabrizi, Silvia; Bai, M.; Yang, X.-K.; Ahrens, Dirk (April 9, 2019). "A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Zookeys. 448. Pensoft: 83–121. Retrieved November 11, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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