Status
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| Serica loxia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Serica |
| Species: | S. loxia
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| Binomial name | |
| Serica loxia Dawson, 1920
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Serica loxia is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the United States (Maryland to Georgia, west to Michigan and Missouri, Indiana, North Carolina, Wisconsin).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. The colour is auburn and the surface is bare, polished and shining.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Serica (Serica) loxia 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 December 24, 2025.
- ^ a b Dawson, R. W. (1920). "New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). III" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 28: 208–212. Retrieved December 24, 2025.