Sericania torva is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Indus-Himalaya.
Description Adults reach a length of about 5.8-7.5 mm. They have a reddish-brown to black, elongated-oval body. The dorsal surface is shiny and almost completely glabrous, with only a few bristles on the pronotum and elytral margins and numerous fine, short hairs on the elytra.Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.
Etymology The species name is derived from Latin torvus (meaning dark).
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