Neoserica bourgeoni
| Neoserica bourgeoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. bourgeoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica bourgeoni (Moser, 1916)
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Neoserica bourgeoni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are reddish-brown and dull. The pronotum has fairly dense punctation, the punctures with tiny setae and the lateral margins and the anterior margin also have setae. The elytra have rows of punctures and the intervals are sparsely covered with tiny bristled punctures. Some somewhat more distinct bristles are arranged in rows at the outer margins of the alternating intervals.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) bourgeoni 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 16, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1916). "Neue Sericiden vom Belgischen Kongo (Col.)" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 233–268. Retrieved January 16, 2026.