Neoserica ascripticia

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Neoserica ascripticia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. ascripticia
Binomial name
Neoserica ascripticia
Brenske, 1899

Neoserica ascripticia is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Indonesia (Kalimantan). [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11 mm. They are very similar to Neoserica borneensis , but easily recognizable by its smooth, shiny hind femora and shortened hind coxae. Furthermore, the posterior margin of the pronotum is more distinctly projecting in the middle, and the setae on the segments are very sharply granular and prominent. The hind femora lack the finer punctation on the anterior margin. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) ascripticia 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 February 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 12, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .