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Species of beetle
Serica xizang is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Xizang).[2][3]
Adults reach a length of about 7.2–7.5 mm. They have a brown, oblong body, with a darker head. The antennae are yellow, the legs reddish brown and the punctures on the elytra lighter. The dorsal surface is dull, the elytra with sparse, moderately long, white setae, but otherwise glabrous.[3]
The species name refers to its occurrence in Xizang.[3]
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