Tetraserica univestris

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

Tetraserica univestris is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Assam, Mizoram).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.9 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body. The legs and ventral surface are reddish brown and the antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin univestris (meaning concordant) and refers to the strong similarity among the Tetraserica species' external morphology.

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.
↑ Fabrizi, Silvia; Dalstein, Vivian; Ahrens, Dirk (April 9, 2019). "A monograph on the genus Tetraserica from the Indochinese region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys (837). Pensoft: 1–155. Bibcode:2019ZooK..837....1F. doi:10.3897/zookeys.837.32057. PMC 6477869. PMID 31048963. Retrieved November 9, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[1] BioLib

[: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.

[:3-3] Fabrizi, Silvia; Dalstein, Vivian; Ahrens, Dirk (April 9, 2019). "A monograph on the genus Tetraserica from the Indochinese region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys (837). Pensoft: 1–155. Bibcode:2019ZooK..837....1F. doi:10.3897/zookeys.837.32057. PMC 6477869. PMID 31048963. Retrieved November 9, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.