Neoserica balabaca
| Neoserica balabaca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. balabaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica balabaca Brenske, 1899
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Neoserica balabaca is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Palawan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They have an egg-shaped, dark, dull body. The clypeus is broad, short, very densely and finely punctate and weakly margined with very slight elevation. The pronotum is not projecting forward in the middle anteriorly, weakly at the sides, rounded posteriorly with slightly rounded hind angles, very slightly projecting at the posterior margin in front of the scutellum. The elytra are punctate in rows, with the intervals broad, shallow and punctate. The pygidium is somewhat pointed.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) balabaca 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 12, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.