Tetraserica univestris
| Tetraserica univestris | |
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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. univestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetraserica univestris | |
Tetraserica univestris is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Assam, Mizoram).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 7.9 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
[edit]The species name is derived from Latin univestris (meaning concordant) and refers to the strong similarity among the Tetraserica species' external morphology.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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. - ↑ Fabrizi, Silvia; Dalstein, Vivian; Ahrens, Dirk (April 9, 2019). "A monograph on the genus Tetraserica from the Indochinese region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Zookeys. 837. Pensoft: 1–155. Retrieved November 9, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.