Nepaloserica pewaensis
| Nepaloserica pewaensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Nepaloserica |
| Species: | N. pewaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nepaloserica pewaensis Ahrens, 2012
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Nepaloserica pewaensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Nepal.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11.2 mm. Adults are very similar to Nepaloserica baglungensis, but the body is reddish-brown and the body is glabrous, except for the sparsely setose frons.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, Pewa.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nepaloserica pewaensis 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D. (2012). "New species and a morphology-based phylogeny of the genus Nepaloserica (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Hartmann M, Weipert A., Editors. Biodiversität Und Naturausstattung Im Himalaya. Band 3. Erfurt: Verein Der Freunde Und Förderer Des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt E. IV: 305–316. Retrieved December 16, 2025.