Microserica neosimplex

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Microserica neosimplex
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Microserica
Species:
M. neosimplex
Binomial name
Microserica neosimplex
Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023

Microserica neosimplex is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Thailand and China (Yunnan). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.3–5.2 mm. They have a reddish brown, oval body. The ventral surface (including abdomen, frons, anterior central margin of the pronotum and elytral margins) is blackish brown, while the antennal club and legs are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull, sometimes partly iridescent shiny, and nearly glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek neo (meaning new) and the species name simplex and refers to the similarity to Microserica simplex . [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Microserica neosimplex 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 November 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Liu, W.; Lukic, D.; Bai, M. (2023). "A taxonomic review of Microserica Brenske, 1894 from continental Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5241 (1): 1–115. Retrieved November 20, 2025.