Sericania marginata
| Sericania marginata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Sericania |
| Species: | S. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sericania marginata Nomura, 1973 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sericania marginata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Japan.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8–9 mm. They have a piceous, elongate-oval body, with reddish brown spots in the middle of the base and at the sides of the pronotum. The elytra are yellow-brown, except for the blackish sutural and lateral margins. The antennae are dark brown. The dorsal surface, antennae and legs are shining, with a coppery lustre on the piceous areas.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sericania marginata 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 December 9, 2025.
- 1 2 Nomura, S. (1973). "Notes on the Japanese Scarabaeidae III". The Entomological Review of Japan. 25 (1–2): 13–20. Retrieved December 9, 2025.