Neoserica uncinata

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They have an ovate, dull, dark body. The clypeus is broad, short and densely and slightly wrinkled-punctate. The pronotum is distinctly projecting forward in the middle anteriorly and the posterior angles are broadly rounded. The scutellum is very broad. The elytra are punctate in rows, with the intervals broad, flat, widely spaced and not punctate. The pygidium is less pointed. The underside is less densely tomentose.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) uncinata 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 12, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 12, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.