Sericania loebli

Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Phylum:Arthropoda
Clade:Pancrustacea
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
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Sericania loebli
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Sericania
Species:
S. loebli
Binomial name
Sericania loebli
Ahrens, 2004[1]
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7-8.3 mm. They have a dark brown, elongated-oval body. The dorsal surface is shiny and slightly iridescent, with only a few bristles on the pronotum and elytral margins and numerous short hairs on the elytra.[3]

Etymology

The species is named for Ivan Löbl, who first collected the species.[3]

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