Neoserica sericina
| Neoserica sericina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. sericina
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica sericina (Moser, 1916)
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Neoserica sericina is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Cameroon.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. They are black above and brown below, and only very thinly covered with tomentum, giving it a silky sheen and a slight opalescence. The frons is irregularly punctate and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is fairly densely covered with extremely minutely bristle-bearing punctures. The lateral margins are slightly curved and covered with erect setae. The elytra have rows of punctures, the very weakly convex interstices showing extensive punctation. All punctures are covered with very short setae, with some longer setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) sericina 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 January 28, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1916). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) V." Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 129–188. Retrieved January 28, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.