Tetraserica zhuhaiensis

Tetraserica zhuhaiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Tetraserica
Species:	T. zhuhaiensis
Binomial name
Tetraserica zhuhaiensis Zhao, Huang, Huang & Ahrens, 2025

Tetraserica zhuhaiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in China (Guangdong). ^{[2] [3]}

Tetraserica zhuhaiensis mating on its host plant Alchornea trewioides

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.7–10.3 mm. The body is oval. The dorsal surface including the pygidium is dark brown and glabrous and the frons and pronotum have a weak greenish shine. The labroclypeus, ventral surface and legs are reddish brown and the antennae are yellow. ^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after Zhuhai City, where the type series was collected. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica zhuhaiensis 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. Zhao, Ming-Zhi; Huang, Guo-Cong; Huang, Hui-Min; Ahrens, Dirk (2025-07-24). "Description of two new species of Sericini from Zhuhai City, Guangdong, China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". The Indochina Entomologist. 1 (49): 483–493. Retrieved November 11, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.