Neoserica axelkalliesi
| Neoserica axelkalliesi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. axelkalliesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica axelkalliesi Ahrens & Pham, 2021
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Neoserica axelkalliesi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Vietnam.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.3 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The antennal club is yellowish brown and the dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous, except for the labroclypeus and anterior two thirds of the frons, which are shiny.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its collector, Axel Kallies.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) axelkalliesi 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 November 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, Dirk; Pham, Phu Van (2021). "Additions to the Neoserica calva group from continental South East Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 49 (5032). 3: 357–378. Retrieved November 17, 2025.