Neoserica bruneica

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

Neoserica bruneica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Brunei. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.5 mm. They are very similar to Maladera spissa , only slightly less robust, of the same colour, dull and faintly opalescent. The thorax is less densely covered with hairs, which are short and less conspicuous, and even sparser in the female than in the male. On the elytra, the intervals are less raised, the minute hairs less distinct than in M. spissa. ^[3]

References

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