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Tetraserica wangtongensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Tetraserica
Species:	T. wangtongensis
Binomial name
	Tetraserica wangtongensis; Liu, Fabrizi, Bai, Yang & Ahrens, 2014

Tetraserica wangtongensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in China (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Jiangxi).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.2–9.1 mm. The surface of the labroclypeus and the disc of the frons are glabrous. The smooth area anterior to the eye is twice as wide as long.^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Wang Tong.^[3]

References

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↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica wangtongensis 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 Liu, W.; Fabrizi, Silvia; Bai, M.; Yang, X.-K.; Ahrens, Dirk (April 9, 2019). "A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys (448). Pensoft: 83–121. doi:10.3897/zookeys.448.8429. PMC 4233395. PMID 25408611. 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 wangtongensis 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 Liu, W.; Fabrizi, Silvia; Bai, M.; Yang, X.-K.; Ahrens, Dirk (April 9, 2019). "A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys (448). Pensoft: 83–121. doi:10.3897/zookeys.448.8429. PMC 4233395. PMID 25408611. Retrieved November 11, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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