Tetraserica disoccupata

Tetraserica disoccupata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Tetraserica
Species:
T. disoccupata
Binomial name
Tetraserica disoccupata
Ahrens, 2004

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8 mm. They have a dark reddish-brown, oval body. The dorsal surface is dull and mostly glabrous.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin disoccupatus (meaning unemployed).

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.