Sericesthis insularis

Sericesthis insularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Sericesthis
Species:
S. insularis
Binomial name
Sericesthis insularis
(Lea, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Anodontonyx insularis Lea, 1919

Sericesthis insularis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm (0.31 in). The frons and the disc of the pronotum are brown, while the clypeus, margins of the pronotum, scutellum, elytra, ventral surface and legs are all yellowish brown. The surface of the pronotum and elytra is slightly sericeous.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sericesthis insularis 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.
  3. 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.