Trioserica vuquang

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

Trioserica vuquang is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Vietnam. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.4–6.1 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oval body, with indistinct, small dark spots on the pronotum, scutellum, and elytra. The antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface is dull, partly with an iridescent green shine, and the surface is almost glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Vu Quang N.P. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trioserica vuquang 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.