Nematoserica

Nematoserica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericinae
Tribe: Sericini
Genus: Nematoserica
Arrow, 1917
Species:
N. coerulea
Binomial name
Nematoserica coerulea
Arrow, 1917

Nematoserica is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Nematoserica coerulea, which is found in Malaysia (Sarawak).[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-5.5 mm. They are bright blue or greenish-blue. The upper surface is silky and sub-opaque, with the clypeus alone shining, the margin of the latter broadly reflexed. The elytra are sulcate and the sulci contain rather coarse but shallow punctures.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nematoserica coerulea at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  3. ^ Arrow, G. J. (1917). "Some systematic Notes on Melolonthine Coleoptera". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Including Zoology, Botany and Geology. 8 (19): 59–65. Retrieved February 24, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.