Paraserica wangi
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Paraserica |
| Species: | P. wangi |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraserica wangi | |
Paraserica wangi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guizhou).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.3 mm. They have a greyish-black, oblong body. The antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal and ventral surface are shiny and densely setose with partly double pilosity.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its collector, Wang Zhiliang.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Paraserica wangi 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 28, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Yang, X.; Bai, M.; Ahrens, D. (2017). "New species of Nipponoserica and Paraserica from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys (721): 65–91. Bibcode:2017ZooK..721...65L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.721.13918. PMC 5740428.
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