Idaeserica
| Idaeserica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Sericinae |
| Tribe: | Sericini |
| Genus: | Idaeserica Péringuey, 1904 |
| Species: | I. gratula |
| Binomial name | |
| Idaeserica gratula Péringuey, 1904 | |
Idaeserica is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Idaeserica gratula, which is found in Zimbabwe.[2]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 6.75–7 mm. They are pale testaceous, with the elytra lighter than the rest of the body. The club of the antennae is flavous.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Idaeserica gratula 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 January 7, 2026.
- ↑ Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 7, 2026.