Tetraserica schnelli

Tetraserica schnelli
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. schnelli
Binomial name
Tetraserica schnelli
Ahrens, Pacholátko & Pham, 2025

Tetraserica schnelli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Laos.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.4–8.6 mm. The dorsal surface is dark brown and glabrous. The pronotum has a weak greenish shine, the ventral surface and legs are partly yellowish and partly reddish brown and the antennae are yellow.

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Michael Schnell (Museum Koenig Bonn).

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica schnelli 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 11, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Pham, Phu V.; Pacholátko, Petr; Ahrens, Dirk (2025). "New species and records of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 from Indochina (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5691 (2). Magnolia Press: 193–230. Retrieved November 11, 2025.