Neoserica basilica
| Neoserica basilica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. basilica
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica basilica Brenske, 1902
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Neoserica basilica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Namibia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–10 mm. They are brown, dull and slightly opalescent. The frons has some individual setate punctures behind the suture, and is finely punctate from there. The pronotum is finely punctate, not projecting, almost straight at the sides. The scutellum is coarsely punctate laterally. The elytra are punctate-striate in rows, the intervals slightly convex, sparsely punctate with individual fine setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) basilica 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 6, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (4): 431–462. Retrieved February 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.