Biology:Sericini

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Short description: Tribe of beetles

Sericini
Serica brunnea01.jpg
Serica brunnea
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Tribe: Sericini
Kirby, 1837

Sericini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 100 described species in Sericini.[1][2] Members of this tribe can be identified using their mouthparts, specifically their three-jointed labium and asymmetric maxillae.[3]

Genera

References

  • Bouchard, P., Y. Bousquet, A. Davies, M. Alonso-Zarazaga, J. Lawrence, C. Lyal, A. Newton, et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys, vol. 88, 1–972.

Further reading

  • Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida ISBN:978-0-8493-0954-0.
  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1. 
  • Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Wikidata ☰ Q20721904 entry