Sericesthis nigrolineata
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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. nigrolineata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sericesthis nigrolineata Boisduval, 1835 | |
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Sericesthis nigrolineata, the dusky pasture scarab, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in). The clypeus is reddish brown, the frons dark brown or reddish brown and the pronotum and elytra reddish brown, mottled with dark brown and slightly sericeous. There are punctures with brown setae on the clypeus. The pronotum and elytra also have punctures with setae, but these are minute.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Sericesthis nigrolineata 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.