Amiserica panghongae
| Amiserica panghongae | |
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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. panghongae
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| Binomial name | |
| Amiserica panghongae Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021
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Amiserica panghongae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Gansu, Guizhou).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7–7.5 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oval body. The head and pronotum are shiny, while the elytra are dull. The antennae are yellowish brown. There are long erect setae, interspersed with short adpressed ones, on the dorsal surface.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, Panghong.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amiserica panghongae 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 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, Dirk; Liu, Wangang; Pham, Phu Van; Fabrizi, Silvia (2021). "An overview on the genus Amiserica Nomura, 1974 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5050 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–63. Retrieved November 25, 2025.