Neoserica anonyma

Neoserica anonyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neoserica
Species:	N. anonyma
Binomial name
Neoserica anonyma Liu, Fabrizi, Bai, Yang & Ahrens, 2014

Neoserica anonyma is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in China (Yunnan). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.1–6.1 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oval body. The antennal club is yellowish brown and the dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous, while the labroclypeus and anterior half of the frons are shiny. ^[3]

Etymology

The species name is derived Latin anonymus (meaning anonymous) and refers to its inconspicuous external appearance what made it hard initially to group this species systematically. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) anonyma 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 12, 2025.
3. Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Yang, X.-K.; Ahrens, D. (2014). "A taxonomic revision of the Neoserica (sensu lato) calva group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys (448). Pensoft: 47–81. Bibcode:2014ZooK..448...47L. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.448.8368 . PMID   25408610 . Retrieved November 12, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.