Neoserica validipes
| Neoserica validipes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. validipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica validipes Moser, 1916
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Neoserica validipes is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. The frons is dull, finely punctate and covered with a few setae. The pronotum is quite densely and finely punctate, the punctures with tiny setae. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the flat spaces between them quite extensively covered with tiny bristled punctures, and some individual punctures with larger setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) validipes 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 28, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1916). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) V." Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 129–188. Retrieved January 28, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.