Tetraserica rubrithorax

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Tetraserica rubrithorax is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Myanmar.[2][3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Tetraserica rubrithorax
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Tetraserica
Species:
T. rubrithorax
Binomial name
Tetraserica rubrithorax
Fabrizi, Dalstein & Ahrens, 2019
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.9 mm. The body is blackish brown with the pronotum reddish. The surface of the labroclypeus and the disc of the frons are glabrous. The smooth area anterior to the eye is twice as wide as long.[3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin rubus (meaning red) and thorax and refers to the red pronotum of the species.[3]

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