Sericesthis consanguinea
| Sericesthis consanguinea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Sericesthis |
| Species: | S. consanguinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Sericesthis consanguinea (Blackburn, 1907) | |
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Sericesthis consanguinea, the wheat root scarab, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Victoria, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in). The frons, pronotum, scutellum, elytra and ventral surface are black, while the anterior margin of the clypeus is reddish brown and the rest black. The antennae are pale yellowish-brown. The anterior legs are reddish brown and the remainder of the legs dark brown or black.[3]
Life history
The larvae are a pest of wheat and oats.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sericesthis consanguinea 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Britton, E. B. (1987). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 5. Tribes Scitalini and Comophorini". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 1 (6): 685–799. Retrieved June 11, 2026.