Tetraserica brahmaputrae

Tetraserica brahmaputrae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Tetraserica
Species:	T. brahmaputrae
Binomial name
	Tetraserica brahmaputrae; Ahrens, 2004

Tetraserica brahmaputrae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Bhutan, India (Assam, Meghalaya) and eastern Nepal.^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.6-9.1 mm. They have a dark chestnut brown, oval body. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous, except for the lateral cilia and some setae on the head.^[3]

Etymology

The species is named for the Brahmaputra River.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ 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.
1 2 Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.

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[1] BioLib

[:0-2] 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.

[:1-3] 1 2 Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.

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