Sericesthis illawarrae
| Sericesthis illawarrae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Sericesthis |
| Species: | S. illawarrae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sericesthis illawarrae Britton, 1987 | |
Sericesthis illawarrae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.5–12 mm (0.37–0.47 in). The head, pronotum and scutellum are black, sometimes with the anterior half of the clypeus, disc of the pronotum and scutellum reddish brown and the remainder black. The elytra and abdomen are yellowish or reddish brown and the ventral surface of the thorax is dark brown or black. The legs are black to reddish.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sericesthis illawarrae 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 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.