Neoserica defuensis
| Neoserica defuensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. defuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica defuensis Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2019
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Neoserica defuensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangxi).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oblong body. The antennal club is yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous and the labroclypeus and anterior two thirds of the frons are shiny.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the type locality, Defu.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) defuensis 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 14, 2025.
- ^ a b c Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Yang, Xingke; Ahrens, D. (2019). "A taxonomic revision of Chinese Neoserica (sensu lato): final part (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 64: 1–71. Retrieved November 14, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.