Neoserica rungweensis
| Neoserica rungweensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. rungweensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica rungweensis (Frey, 1974)
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Neoserica rungweensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–10 mm. The underside is reddish-brown, dull and tomentose. The antennae are somewhat lighter brown. Both the upper and lower surfaces are glabrous. The pronotum is moderately densely, irregularly, and very shallowly punctured, with minute setae in the punctures. The elytra are very sparsely and indistinctly punctured in rows.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) rungweensis 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 16, 2026.
- ^ a b Frey, G. (1974). "Neue Melolonthiden von den Expeditionen des ungarischen Nationalsmuseum in Budapest, gesammelt von den Herren Dr.S.Endrödi-Younga und Dr.J.Szunyoghy, sowie eine neue mittelamerikanische Gattung der Sericinae (Col. Lamellicornia)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 25: 109–120. Retrieved January 16, 2026.