Neoserica soekarandana

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

Neoserica soekarandana 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 9–10 mm. They are very densely tomentose, cherry-brown-red and weakly opalescent. The clypeus is broad, scarcely tapered and punctate. The pronotum is slightly projecting anteriorly, the sides slightly rounded, the hind angles obtuse, with a minute hair at each puncture. The elytra are punctate almost in rows, the intervals, except for the first, are almost devoid of punctures, smoothly projecting like ribs, with minute hairs at the punctures. The pygidium is convex, not very broad and pointed.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) soekarandana 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.