Tetraserica bendai

Tetraserica bendai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Tetraserica
Species:	T. bendai
Binomial name
	Tetraserica bendai; Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016

Tetraserica bendai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Meghalaya).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.3–10 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body. The ventral surface is reddish brown, the antennae are yellowish brown and the dorsal surface is dull and glabrous.

Etymology

The species is named after one of its collectors, P. Benda.

References

↑ BioLib
1 2 3 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 29, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[:0-2] 1 2 3 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 29, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.