Neoserica surigaoana

Neoserica surigaoana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. surigaoana
Binomial name
Neoserica surigaoana
Moser, 1917

Neoserica surigaoana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Mindanao).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are brown and dull. The head is sparsely punctate. The pronotum is quite densely covered with minutely setate punctures and the lateral margin and the lateral margins are strongly setate. The elytra are slightly longitudinally furrowed and the furrows are densely, and the intervals sparsely punctate. All punctures have minute setae.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) surigaoana 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 29, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) VI" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 78: 54–97. Retrieved January 29, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.