Tetraserica zhuhaiensis

Tetraserica zhuhaiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Tetraserica
Species:	T. zhuhaiensis
Binomial name
	Tetraserica zhuhaiensis; Zhao, Huang, Huang & Ahrens, 2025

Tetraserica zhuhaiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in China (Guangdong).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.7–10.3 mm. The body is oval. The dorsal surface including the pygidium is dark brown and glabrous and the frons and pronotum have a weak greenish shine. The labroclypeus, ventral surface and legs are reddish brown and the antennae are yellow.

Etymology

The species is named after Zhuhai City, where the type series was collected.

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica zhuhaiensis 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 Zhao, Ming-Zhi; Huang, Guo-Cong; Huang, Hui-Min; Ahrens, Dirk (2025-07-24). "Description of two new species of Sericini from Zhuhai City, Guangdong, China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". The Indochina Entomologist. 1 (49): 483–493. Retrieved November 11, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica zhuhaiensis 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 Zhao, Ming-Zhi; Huang, Guo-Cong; Huang, Hui-Min; Ahrens, Dirk (2025-07-24). "Description of two new species of Sericini from Zhuhai City, Guangdong, China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". The Indochina Entomologist. 1 (49): 483–493. Retrieved November 11, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.