Neoserica brevicollis

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Neoserica brevicollis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. brevicollis
Binomial name
Neoserica brevicollis
Moser, 1922

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. They have an oblong-oval body. They are rufous above, and testaceous below. The frons is indistinctly punctate. The pronotum is quite densely punctate, with minute setae in the punctures. The elytra are slightly sulcate, moderately densely punctate, and covered with minute setose punctures. The sides of the elytra are ciliated. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) brevicollis 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 1, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1922). "Neue Serica-Arten aus den orientalischen Region (Col.)" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 83: 101–112. Retrieved February 1, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .