Tetraserica spinotibialis

Tetraserica spinotibialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Tetraserica
Species:
T. spinotibialis
Binomial name
Tetraserica spinotibialis
Fabrizi, Dalstein & Ahrens, 2019

Tetraserica spinotibialis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2][3]

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 9–9.9 mm. The surface of the labroclypeus and the disc of the frons are glabrous. The smooth area anterior to the eye is twice as wide as long.[3]

Etymology

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The species name is derived from Latin spina and tibialis and refers to the strongly developed spine of the mesotibia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Tetraserica spinotibialis 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Fabrizi, Silvia; Dalstein, Vivian; Ahrens, Dirk (April 9, 2019). "A monograph on the genus Tetraserica from the Indochinese region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Zookeys. 837. Pensoft: 1–155. Retrieved November 10, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.