Nedymoserica

Nedymoserica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Sericinae
Tribe:	Sericini
Genus:	Nedymoserica ; Brenske, 1900
Species:	N. flavida
Binomial name
	Nedymoserica flavida; Brenske, 1902

Last updated February 07, 2026

Nedymoserica is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Nedymoserica flavida, which is found in Mozambique.^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5 mm. They have a pale golden-yellow, brightly opaline, opaque body. The elytra are finely serially punctate in the deepened striae and irregularly punctate alongside of them, the narrow intervals weakly punctate, the setigerous punctures are very distinct, the sides have densely set, upright marginal setae.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nedymoserica flavida 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 January 7, 2026.
↑ Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 7, 2026.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nedymoserica flavida 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 January 7, 2026.

[:2-3] Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 7, 2026.

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