Trioserica kokut

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

Trioserica kokut is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found on Ko Kut Island, Thailand. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.2–6.4 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong oval body, with the margins of the pronotum and numerous dots on the elytra lighter reddish brown. The antennae and ventral surface are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull, and parts of the impunctate areas of the elytra are shiny. The pronotum is iridescent. The surface is almost glabrous. [1]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Kokut Island. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ahrens, Dirk; Phạm, Phú (2025). "A new Trioserica species from Ko Kut Island, Thailand (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericinae)" (PDF). The Indochina Entomologist. 1 (88). Retrieved December 13, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.