Neoserica austera
| Neoserica austera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. austera
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica austera Moser, 1917
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Neoserica austera is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Togo.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. The upper surface is blackish-brown and the underside brown. The frons is dull, blackish-green, sparsely and finely punctate, with a few setae. The antennae are yellow. The pronotum is rather densely and finely punctate. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals rather sparsely punctured. The punctures have tiny setae, and the alternating intervals are covered with a few stronger setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) austera 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 January 22, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 22, 2026.