Sericania gilgitensis

Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sericania gilgitensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Indus-Himalaya.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Quick facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
Sericania gilgitensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Sericania
Species:
S. gilgitensis
Binomial name
Sericania gilgitensis
Ahrens, 2004[1]
Close

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.1 mm. They have a black, elongated-oval body. The elytra are dark reddish-brown, and slightly shiny and almost completely glabrous dorsally, with a few cilia on the pronotum and elytral margins and numerous hairs on the forehead.[3]

Etymology

The species is named for its occurrence in the Gilgit region.[3]

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI