Neoserica rufoplagiatoides
| Neoserica rufoplagiatoides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. rufoplagiatoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica rufoplagiatoides Ahrens & Pham, 2021
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Neoserica rufoplagiatoides is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Laos.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.4–5 mm. They have an orange brown, oval body. The head, meso- and metasternum are dark brown, while the pronotum and elytra are yellowish brown. The pronotum has two dark spot beside the anterior margin and the elytra have a dark sutural interval and dark posterior lateral intervals. The legs and antennal club are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is mostly dull and nearly glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from the species name rufoplagiata and the Greek suffix -oides (meaning similar) and refers to the external similarity to Maladera rufoplagiata.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) rufoplagiatoides 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 November 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, Dirk; Pham, Phu Van (2021). "Additions to the Neoserica calva group from continental South East Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 49 (5032). 3: 357–378. Retrieved November 17, 2025.