Neoserica budjunguana
| Neoserica budjunguana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. budjunguana
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica budjunguana (Brenske, 1901)
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Neoserica budjunguana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Uganda.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. They are ovate, brownish-red and dull, with the intervals of the elytra somewhat darker, striped and opalescent. The pronotum is slightly projecting anteriorly in the middle, almost straight at the sides, becoming equally broader posteriorly, with distinct setae behind the anterior margin and along the lateral margin. The elytra are very finely punctate in the striae, the intervals slightly convex.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) budjunguana 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 (2–3): 187–234. Retrieved February 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.