Tetraserica impar

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

Tetraserica impar is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Assam, Nagaland).^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.7–7.2 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.^[2]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin impar (meaning unequal) and refers to being different to its relative Tetraserica miniatula.^[2]

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.

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[: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.

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