Xenoserica yadongensis

Xenoserica yadongensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Xenoserica
Species:	X. yadongensis
Binomial name
Xenoserica yadongensis (Liu & Ahrens, 2014)
Synonyms
Serica yadongensisLiu & Ahrens, 2014

Xenoserica yadongensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in China (Xizang). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9–10 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oblong body. The head is dark brown and the antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull, the elytra with irregular dark spots and the head and pronotum with long erect setae. The elytra has minute to short white adpressed setae. ^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality, Yadong. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Xenoserica yadongensis 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 17, 2025.
3. Liu, W.; Bai, M.; Yang, X; Ahrens, D. (2014). "Towards an improved knowledge of Sericini of the Tibetan highland: new species and records (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 63 (2): 157–172. Retrieved November 17, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.