Tetraserica schneideri

Tetraserica schneideri
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. schneideri
Binomial name
Tetraserica schneideri
Ahrens, 2004

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.7-8.1 mm. They have a dark reddish-brown, oblong-oval body. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous.

Etymology

The species is named for its collector, Jan Schneider.

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.