Neoserica proteana
| Neoserica proteana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. proteana
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica proteana (Péringuey, 1904)
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Neoserica proteana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, North West) and Zimbabwe.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8-9.5 mm. They are reddish-brown, faintly opaline on the upper side, more so on the under side, and with the head and prothorax slightly darker, or gradually turning to dark chestnut on the upper part. The antennae are reddish in females, while it is flavescent in males.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) proteana 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- ^ a b Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 7, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.