Tetraserica yaoanica

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

Tetraserica yaoanica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi) and Vietnam. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.6–7.9 mm. The body is reddish brown. The labroclypeus surface has a few erect setae and the disc of the frons has a few single setae. The smooth area in front of the eye is approximately four times as wide as long. [3]

Etymology

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

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica yaoanica 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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