Neoserica castanescens

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

Neoserica castanescens 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 are reddish-brown and shiny, although the sides of the thorax and abdomen are dull. The frons is widely punctured, with a few setae beside the eyes. The antennae are yellowish-brown. On the pronotum, the punctures are sparsely spaced and the lateral margins have setae. The elytra have regular rows of punctures and the very weakly convex intervals are extensively punctured and have a narrow, unpunctured median stripe towards the sides of the elytra. ^[3]

References

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