Tetraserica semikontumensis

Tetraserica semikontumensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Tetraserica
Species:	T. semikontumensis
Binomial name
	Tetraserica semikontumensis; Pham & Ahrens, 2023

Tetraserica semikontumensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Vietnam.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.3–10 mm. They have a reddish brown, oval body. The dorsal surface is shiny and glabrous.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin semi- (meaning half) and the species name kontumensis and refers to its similarity to Tetraserica kontumensis.

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica semikontumensis 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.
1 2 3 Ahrens, Dirk; Lukic, Daniel; Pham, Phu; Li, Wei; Liu, Wangang (April 9, 2019). "Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 of continental Southeast Asia: new records, new species and an updated key to species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5374 (4). Magnolia Press: 451–486. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica semikontumensis 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Ahrens, Dirk; Lukic, Daniel; Pham, Phu; Li, Wei; Liu, Wangang (April 9, 2019). "Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 of continental Southeast Asia: new records, new species and an updated key to species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5374 (4). Magnolia Press: 451–486. Retrieved November 11, 2025.