Trioserica kokut
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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: | Trioserica |
| Species: | T. kokut
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Trioserica kokut is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found on Ko Kut Island, Thailand.[2][1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.2–6.4 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong oval body, with the margins of the pronotum and numerous dots on the elytra lighter reddish brown. The antennae and ventral surface are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull, and parts of the impunctate areas of the elytra are shiny. The pronotum is iridescent. The surface is almost glabrous.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, Kokut Island.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Ahrens, Dirk; Phạm, Phú Van (2025). "A new Trioserica species from Ko Kut Island, Thailand (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericinae)" (PDF). The Indochina Entomologist. 1 (88): 875–881. doi:10.70590/ice.2025.01.88. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
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- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trioserica kokut 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 February 10, 2026.