Amiserica krausei
| Amiserica krausei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Amiserica |
| Species: | A. krausei
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| Binomial name | |
| Amiserica krausei Ahrens, 2004[1]
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Amiserica krausei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Kumaon Himalaya and in western and western-central Nepal.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.8-6.3 mm. They have a dark brown, elongate-oval body. The elytra are yellow-brown with dark speckles. The surface is dull except for the shining head. The upper surface is mostly hairy, except for some unpunctured patch-like glabrous areas.[3]
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Rüdiger Krause, who supported the research of the author.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
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- ^ a b Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.