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Species Serica intermixta

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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 intermixta (Serica intermixta)
Explanation of Names
Serica intermixta Blatchley, 1910
Size
8-10 mm (1)(2)
Identification

Det. Paul K. Lago, 1985
Range
AZ-FL-QC-NT (Dawson, 1932)(3)(1)
one of the commoner and more widely distributed sp. of the genus. (Dawson, 1924)
Season
Apr-Aug (early: (2), late: (1))
Life Cycle
abundant at lights, but life history is unk. (1)
Remarks
Texas records from Brazos, Sabine, Smith, Tyler and Wood counties in e.TX (4)
See Also
Serica campestris (1), Serica vespertina, S. carolina (2)
Print References
Blatchley, W.S. 1910. An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera or beetles (exclusive of Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Publishing Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 1385 pp.
Dawson, R.W. 1924. A synopsis of the Scarabaeidae of Nebraska. (Coleoptera). Nebraska University Studies 22: 163–244.
Dawson, R.W. 1932. New species of Serica (Scarabaeidae). VI. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 40: 529-562.
Works Cited
1.The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska
Brett C. Ratcliffe & M.J. Paulsen. 2008. University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 570 pp.
2.Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina
Phillip J. Harpootlian. 2001. Clemson University Public Service.
3. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
4.An annotated checklist of the Scarabaeoidea of Texas.
Edward G. Riley & Charles S. Wolfe. 2003. Southwestern Entomologist, Supplement. 37 pp.