Neoserica dahomeyensis
| Neoserica dahomeyensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. dahomeyensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica dahomeyensis (Moser, 1916)
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Neoserica dahomeyensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Benin.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. They are reddish-brown and dull. The frons is tomentose and finely punctate, with a few setae at the vertex. The pronotum is rather densely covered with fine, minutely bristled punctures and the lateral margins are setate. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals weakly convex and rather sparsely punctate. The punctures have minute setae, with some scattered setae more distinct.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) dahomeyensis 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 January 28, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1916). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) V." Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 129–188. Retrieved January 28, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.