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””’Oxyserica steelei””’ is a species of [[beetle]] of the family [[Scarabaeidae]]. It is found in south-eastern [[Tibet]] and in the [[Mishmi Hills]].<ref name=”:0″>{{cite journal |last1= Fabrizi |first1= Silvia|last2= Ahrens |first2= Dirk|date= 2016|title= A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).|url= http://www.zoologicalbulletin.de/articles/bzb-2016|journal= Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum|volume= 65|issue= |publisher= |pages= 1–355|doi= |access-date= October 31, 2025}} {{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4}}</ref> |
””’Oxyserica steelei””’ is a species of [[beetle]] of the family [[Scarabaeidae]]. It is found in south-eastern [[Tibet]] and in the [[Mishmi Hills]].<ref name=”:0″>{{cite journal |last1= Fabrizi |first1= Silvia|last2= Ahrens |first2= Dirk|date= 2016|title= A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).|url= http://www.zoologicalbulletin.de/articles/bzb-2016|journal= Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum|volume= 65|issue= |publisher= |pages= 1–355|doi= |access-date= October 31, 2025}} {{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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Adults reach a length of about 5-5.7 mm. They have a black, elongate-oval body. The legs are reddish-brown, the [[elytra]] are yellowish-brown and the head and [[pronotum]] have a faint greenish or metallic shine. The dorsal surface is mostly dull and [[glabrous]], except for some [[setae]] on the head and the lateral [[cilia]] of the [[elytra]] and pronotum.<ref name=”:1″>[https://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/pdf/ahrens41.pdf Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.]</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
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The species is named after its collector, M. Steele.<ref name=”:1″ /> |
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 4 November 2025
Species of beetle
Oxyserica steelei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in south-eastern Tibet and in the Mishmi Hills.[2]
Adults reach a length of about 5-5.7 mm. They have a black, elongate-oval body. The legs are reddish-brown, the elytra are yellowish-brown and the head and pronotum have a faint greenish or metallic shine. The dorsal surface is mostly dull and glabrous, except for some setae on the head and the lateral cilia of the elytra and pronotum.[3]
The species is named after its collector, M. Steele.[3]
