Neoserica brevicrus

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Neoserica brevicrus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. brevicrus
Binomial name
Neoserica brevicrus
Moser, 1915

Neoserica brevicrus 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 7.5 mm. They are dull, blackish-brown above, and lighter underneath. The head is moderately densely punctate and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is covered with moderately dense punctation and the lateral margins are setose. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals weakly convex and sparsely punctate. The punctures are minutely setose. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) brevicrus 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 January 29, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1915). "Neue Serica Arten (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 337–393. Retrieved January 29, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .