Tetraserica takakuwai
| Tetraserica takakuwai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Tetraserica |
| Species: | T. takakuwai |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetraserica takakuwai Ahrens, 2022 | |
Tetraserica takakuwai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 7.4 mm. The dorsal surface is reddish brown and the surface of the labroclypeus and the disc of the frons are glabrous.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after its collector, M. Takakuwa.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica takakuwai 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 (2022). "Tetraserica takakuwai sp. nov. – a further new species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 from Thailand (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Faunitaxys. 10 (33): 1–4. Retrieved November 11, 2025.