Neoserica cardamomensis

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

Neoserica cardamomensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and China (Yunnan). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.4–14.1 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The antennal club is yellowish brown and the anterior labroclypeus is shiny. The dorsal surface is dull, the opaque toment on the elytra and pronotum is less thick, with a light trace of shine, sparsely setose. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the Cardamom Mountains where its type locality is situated. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) cardamomensis 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. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Yang, X.-K. (2014). "A taxonomic review of the Neoserica (sensu lato) abnormis group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys. 439. Pensoft: 27–82. Retrieved November 12, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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