Tetraserica pellingana
| Tetraserica pellingana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Tetraserica |
| Species: | T. pellingana |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetraserica pellingana Ahrens, 2021 | |
Tetraserica pellingana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in India (Sikkim).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 10 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
[edit]The species is named after the type locality, Pelling.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica pellingana 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 Ahrens, Dirk (2025). "Additions to the fauna of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 of China and India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau. 91: 131–135. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
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