Neoserica pophami
| Neoserica pophami | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. pophami
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica pophami Ranasinghe et al., 2022[1]
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Neoserica pophami is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–6.8 mm (males) and 6.8–7.2 mm (females). They have an oval light reddish brown body. The antennae are yellow and the dorsal area is completely shiny, except for a few setae on the head which are almost glabrous.
Etymology
The species is named after Mr Sam Popham, founder of the NIFS Arboretum.[2]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Ranasinghe, Sasanka; Eberle, Jonas; Athukorala, Namal; Benjamin, Suresh P.; Ahrens, Dirk (2022-05-30). "New species of Sericini from Sri Lanka (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Part II". European Journal of Taxonomy. 821 (1): 57–101. Retrieved October 9, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.