Neoserica insulicola

Neoserica insulicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. insulicola
Binomial name
Neoserica insulicola
(Moser, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica insulicola Moser, 1916

Neoserica insulicola is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5 mm. The head has a row of setae behind the suture and another behind the anterior margin. The frons is dull and finely punctate and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum has moderately dense punctation, each puncture with a tiny seta. The lateral margins are also setate. The elytra have regular rows of punctures, with the intervals almost flat and fairly widely punctured. All punctures have tiny setae and some punctures have somewhat more pronounced setae.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) insulicola 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.
  3. ^ 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.