Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera
- Family: Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles)
- Subfamily: Lamiinae
- Tribe: Pteropliini
- Genus: Serixia Thomson, 1864
- Species: Serixia rufula
Authority
The species was formally described by entomologist Stephan von Breuning in 1958. The original description appears in Breuning’s works on Asian Cerambycidae.
Distribution
Published records place Serixia rufula in the island of Borneo. Specimens have been collected from both Malaysian (Sarawak, Sabah) and Indonesian (Kalimantan) territories. No additional range extensions have been documented in major taxonomic databases up to the present.
Morphology
Detailed morphological characteristics are limited in publicly accessible literature. The species epithet “rufula” derives from Latin rufulus, meaning “somewhat reddish,” which suggests that the beetle exhibits a reddish coloration, a common naming convention in Cerambycidae taxonomy. Beyond this inference, specific measurements, antennal segment counts, or diagnostic features have not been widely published in open‑access sources.
Habitat and Ecology
Insufficient Encyclopedic Information. The primary literature does not provide explicit data on the habitat preferences, host plants, or life cycle of S. rufula. As a member of the Lamiinae, it can be tentatively inferred that larvae are wood‑borers, yet species‑specific confirmation is lacking.
Conservation Status
Insufficient Encyclopedic Information. The species has not been evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and there are no published assessments of its population trends or threats.
Etymology
The genus name Serixia is a taxonomic construct established by Thomson (1864) for a group of Asian longhorn beetles. The specific epithet “rufula” is a diminutive form of the Latin rufus (“red”), indicating a modest reddish hue, which likely influenced Breuning’s choice of name.
References
- Breuning, S. (1958). Nouvelle contribution à la connaissance des Cerambycidae. [Original species description].
- Tavakilian, G., & Chevillotte, H. (2023). Base de données Titan: Cerambycidae World Catalogue. https://titan.gbif.org
- Catalogue of Life (2023). Serixia rufula entry. https://www.catalogueoflife.org
Note: All information presented reflects data available in peer‑reviewed taxonomic publications and recognized global biodiversity databases as of June 2026. Where coverage is lacking, the entry explicitly indicates insufficient encyclopedic information.
