Neoserica piceorufa

Neoserica piceorufa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. piceorufa
Binomial name
Neoserica piceorufa
(Fairmaire, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Serica piceorufa Fairmaire, 1888
  • Autoserica piceorufa

Neoserica piceorufa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Beijing).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They are ovate, very convex and entirely blackish-red, opaque beneath, velvety and very subtly iridescent. The pronotum is subtly and loosely punctate, and the elytra are ovate and quite subtly striate, with the striae subtly punctate. The intervals are barely convex and loosely punctate, somewhat denser at the striae.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) piceorufa 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.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1902). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. (Schluss)" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 47: 1–82. Retrieved February 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.