Neoserica churachandpurensis
| Neoserica churachandpurensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. churachandpurensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica churachandpurensis Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, 2025
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Neoserica churachandpurensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in India (Manipur).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.4 mm. They have an unicolored light reddish brown, oval body. The entire dorsal surface is shiny and glabrous, except for a few setae on the head.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) churachandpurensis 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 19, 2025.
- ^ a b c Gupta, Devanshu; Bhunia, Debika; Ahrens, Dirk; Chandra, Kailash (2025). "New species and records of Sericinae from India and Nepal (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Zootaxa. 5613 (2). Magnolia Press: 371–385. Retrieved November 19, 2025.