Neoserica sudanensis
| Neoserica sudanensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. sudanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica sudanensis (Frey, 1970)
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Neoserica sudanensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Sudan.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–7 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are reddish-yellow and the head is glossy. The pronotum is faintly glossy and the elytra glossy and opalescent. The sides of the pronotum and elytra are sparsely fringed. The surface of the pronotum is finely, shallowly, and rather densely punctate. The scutellum is sparsely punctured and the elytra have rows of punctures, with the spaces between them flatly convex and without punctures.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) sudanensis 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 5, 2026.
- ^ a b Frey, G. (1970). "Coleoptera aus Nordostafrika. Melolonthidae und Rutelidae. Zoological contribution from the Finnish expeditions to the Sudan Nr.23". Notulae Entomologicae. 51: 1–7. Retrieved February 5, 2026.