Tetraserica weigeli
| Tetraserica weigeli | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Tetraserica |
| Species: | T. weigeli |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetraserica weigeli Ahrens, 2023 | |
Tetraserica weigeli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Vietnam.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8.8 mm. The dorsal surface is dark brown and glabrous, while the ventral surface and legs are reddish brown and the antennae are yellow.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after one of its collectors, Andreas Weigel.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica weigeli 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; Lukic, Daniel; Pham, Phu; Li, Wei; Liu, Wangang (April 9, 2019). "Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 of continental Southeast Asia: new records, new species and an updated key to species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5374 (4). Magnolia Press: 451–486. Retrieved November 11, 2025.