Sericesthis miskoi
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| Sericesthis miskoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Sericesthis |
| Species: | S. miskoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Sericesthis miskoi Britton, 1987 | |
Sericesthis miskoi is an Australian species of beetle (Coleoptera) in the genus Sericesthis, and family Scarabaeidae. The holotype was collected from Mount Coolum, Queensland and the beetle's range is restricted to the coastal areas of Queensland. It was first described by E. B. Britton in 1987[1][2][3] and is named in honor of the Ukrainian-Australian entomologist and artist Stefan Misko.[4]
