Xenoserica pindarensis

Xenoserica pindarensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Xenoserica
Species:	X. pindarensis
Binomial name
Xenoserica pindarensis (Ahrens, 2000)
Synonyms
Nipponoserica pindarensisAhrens, 2000

Xenoserica pindarensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in India (Uttarakhand). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11–12.1 mm. They have a reddish-brown, elongate body. They are mostly dull and the upper side is almost completely glabrous, except for the cilia along the margins of the pronotum and elytra. ^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, the Pindar Valley. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Xenoserica pindarensis 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 9, 2025.
3. Ahrens, D. (2000). "Zwei neue Arten von Nipponoserica Nomura, 1973 aus dem Himalaya (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Sericini)" (PDF). Entomofauna. 21 (4): 25–30. Retrieved December 9, 2025.