Neoserica gracilisetosa
| Neoserica gracilisetosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. gracilisetosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica gracilisetosa Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2019
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Neoserica gracilisetosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Henan, Qinghai, Shaanxi).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.4–8.5 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oblong body. The antennal club is yellowish brown and the dorsal surface is dull. Both the dorsal and ventral surface are densely setose and the labroclypeus is moderately shiny.[3]
Etymology
The name of the species is composed of the combined Latin words gracilis (meaning fine) and setosa (meaning hairy or setose), with reference to the fine, simple pilosity of the dorsal surface.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) gracilisetosa 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.