Neoserica carneola

Neoserica carneola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neoserica
Species:	N. carneola
Binomial name
Neoserica carneola (Péringuey, 1892)
Synonyms
Serica carneolaPéringuey, 1892 Neoserica barbaraBrenske, 1902

Neoserica carneola is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Namibia and South Africa (Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West, Eastern Cape). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8-9.5 mm. They are light reddish-chestnut, with a fleshy tinge and a slight silky sheen on the upper side. The club of the antennae is reddish-yellow, that of the male flavous. The elytra are striato-punctate with the intervals not raised, and punctate, the punctures scattered. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) carneola 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 January 7, 2026.
3. Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 7, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .