Neoserica hainana

Neoserica hainana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. hainana
Binomial name
Neoserica hainana
(Brenske, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Microserica hainana Brenske, 1899

Neoserica hainana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Hainan).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.8 mm. They have a black, short-oval body. The elytra are reddish brown. The dorsal surface (except for the anterior labroclypeus) is dull and the pronotum and elytra are glabrous.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) hainana 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 13, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Ahrens, D. (2016). "A taxonomic revision of Neoserica (sensu lato): the species groups N. lubrica, N. obscura, and N. silvestris (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys. 635. Pensoft: 123–160. Retrieved November 13, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.