Neoserica sexflabellata

Neoserica sexflabellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. sexflabellata
Binomial name
Neoserica sexflabellata
(Frey, 1960)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica sexflabellata Frey, 1960

Neoserica sexflabellata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Guinea.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are blackish-brown and slightly glossy. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is finely and densely punctate, while the elytra are rather finely and more shallowly punctate than the pronotum. The punctures are spaced at twice their diameter. The elytra are also finely striate.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) sexflabellata 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 February 4, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Frey, G. (1960). "Studien uber afrikanische und indische Melolonthidae (Col.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 11: 318–324. Retrieved February 4, 2026.