Neoserica iringana
| Neoserica iringana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. iringana
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica iringana (Moser, 1916)
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Neoserica iringana 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 mm. They are dull and reddish-brown, lighter on the underside. The frons is quite densely punctate and thinly tomentose. The antennae are reddish-brown, with a slightly lighter club. The pronotum is densely punctate and the punctures are minutely setate. Both the anterior margin and the lateral margins have erect setae. The elytra are densely punctate in the striae, with the slightly convex intervals with only scattered punctures. The punctures are covered with tiny setae and some punctures have more pronounced setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) iringana 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.