Xenoserica matthiasi

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Xenoserica matthiasi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Xenoserica
Species:
X. matthiasi
Binomial name
Xenoserica matthiasi
Shrestha, Eberle & Ahrens, 2012

Xenoserica matthiasi 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 11.2 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oblong body. The elytral striae are reddish and the antennae are yellow. The dorsal surface is dull and, except for a few short setae on the elytra, glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, Matthias Hartmann. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Xenoserica matthiasi 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 December 8, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Shrestha, J.; Eberle, J.; Ahrens, D. (2012). "Further data on the distribution of Himalayan Sericini from the collection of the Naturkunde museum Erfurt (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) with description of a new Xenoserica from West-Nepal" (PDF). Vernate. 31: 379–386. Retrieved December 8, 2025.