Neoserica lamuensis
| Neoserica lamuensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. lamuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica lamuensis Brenske, 1902
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Neoserica lamuensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Kenya.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are reddish yellowish-brown, dull and opalescent. They are very similar to Neoserica panganiensis, but somewhat shorter and oval, and the frons is without setae. The pronotum is almost straight laterally. The elytra are very finely punctate in the striae, the intervals are flat, narrow, and very sparsely punctate.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) lamuensis 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 February 6, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (4): 431–462. Retrieved February 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.