Species Serica mystaca

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Remarks · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

Superfamily Scarabaeoidea

Family Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)

Subfamily Melolonthinae (May Beetles and Junebugs)

Tribe Sericini

Genus Serica

Species mystaca (Serica mystaca)

Explanation of Names

Serica mystaca Dawson, 1922

mystaca (G). 'the upper lip; a mustache' (1)

Size

Length 8.1-9.0 mm (2)

Identification

Range

e. US to se.NE & LA - Map (2)(3)

Habitat

coll'ed in wooded areas in NE (2)

Season

Apr-Jul in NE (2)

Remarks

Literature record only for Texas, but expected to be found in east TX (4)

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.

2.	The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

4.	An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas. Edward G. Riley & Charles S. Wolfe. 2003. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement. 37 pp.

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 24 December, 2007 - 5:52pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 13 February, 2024 - 2:04pm

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