Neoserica kaskiensis

Neoserica kaskiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. kaskiensis
Binomial name
Neoserica kaskiensis
Ahrens, 2004[1]

Neoserica kaskiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in central Nepal.[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.7 mm. They have a yellow-brown, elongate-oval body. The elytra are yellow and the entire upper surface highly glossy and glabrous except for a few hairs on the head.[3]

Etymology

The species is named for its occurrence in the Kaski District.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 23, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ^ a b Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.