Xenoserica brachyptera

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Xenoserica brachyptera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Xenoserica
Species:
X. brachyptera
Binomial name
Xenoserica brachyptera
Ahrens, 2005

Xenoserica brachyptera is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Nepal. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.5–10.5 mm. They have a dark or reddish brown, oval body. The wings are reduced in length. The antennae are yellowish. The dorsal surface is shiny and glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latinized Greek brachys (meaning short) and pteron (meaning wing). [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Xenoserica brachyptera 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 28, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D. (2005). "A preliminary cladistic analysis of Nipponoserica, with implications for phylogenetic relationships among sericine chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)". Systematics and Biodiversity. 3 (3): 265–279. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
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