Trioserica pongpitaki

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Trioserica pongpitaki
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Trioserica
Species:
T. pongpitaki
Binomial name
Trioserica pongpitaki
Ahrens, Lukic & Pham, 2024

Trioserica pongpitaki 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 6–7.5 mm. They have a reddish brown, oblong body. The frons and pronotum are dark brown and the elytra have more or less extended, dark spots. The antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface is dull and the surface is almost glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after one of its collectors, Mr. Pongpitak. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trioserica pongpitaki 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 January 8, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Lukic, D.; Wipfler, B.; Pham, P. (2024). "A revision of the Trioserica species from continental southeast Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae: Sericini)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 55 (3): 227–339. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
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