Neoserica nitidirostris
| Neoserica nitidirostris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. nitidirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica nitidirostris (Linell, 1896)
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Neoserica nitidirostris is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Somalia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are broadly oval, convex, light ferruginous. The antennae re testaceous. The thorax is uniformly convex and surrounded with a narrow black margin and with a small round black spot on each side of the disk. The sides are fimbriate with long red hairs. The elytra are fimbriate at the sides, gradually widened from the base, broadly rounded at the apex, distinctly punctate-striate. The suture is narrowly black.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) nitidirostris 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.