Neoserica multimaculata

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

Neoserica multimaculata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra) and Malaysia (Sarawak).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They are shortly rounded, dull, yellowish-brown, with black-spotted elytra. The lateral margin of the pronotum is evenly oblique posteriorly, not rounded, and not projecting anteriorly. The setae in the anterior angles are absent. On the elytra, the striae are coarsely and rather deeply punctate, almost in rows.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) multimaculata 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 11, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 11, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.