Sericesthis tetrica

Sericesthis tetrica
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. tetrica
Binomial name
Sericesthis tetrica
(Blackburn, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Anodontonyx tetricus Blackburn, 1907

Sericesthis tetrica 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 mm (0.35 in). The head, pronotum and ventral surface are black, while the elytra are very dark brown and the legs dark reddish brown (except for the pale reddish brown tarsi). The antennae are pale yellowish brown.[3]

References

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