Neoserica sharpi

Neoserica sharpi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. sharpi
Binomial name
Neoserica sharpi
Brenske, 1899

Neoserica sharpi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 14 mm. They are glossy dark brown, without a greenish sheen. The clypeus is broad, tapering anteriorly, evenly but not very densely punctate, but without setae. The frons is even more widely punctate. The anterior margin of the pronotum is projecting in the middle, the sides straight, widening evenly posteriorly, the posterior angles rounded, the surface evenly, almost widely, strongly punctate, the lateral setae are weak. The elytra are evenly widely punctate, the striae marked by a row of punctures. The outer margin is weakly set off, distinctly dull posteriorly. The pygidium is slightly tapered and widely punctate.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) sharpi 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 17, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. II. Monographisch bearbeitet". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 43: 205–404. Retrieved February 17, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.