Neoserica danganensis

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Neoserica danganensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. danganensis
Binomial name
Neoserica danganensis
Zhao, Huang, Huang & Ahrens, 2025

Neoserica danganensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Guangdong). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.4 mm. The body is short, oval and entirely dark brown. The dorsal surface, except for the anterior labroclypeus, is dull, while the pronotum and elytra are glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species name refers to Dan'gan Island, the type locality. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica danganensis 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 11, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Zhao, Ming-Zhi; Huang, Guo-Cong; Huang, Hui-Min; Ahrens, Dirk (2025-07-24). "Description of two new species of Sericini from Zhuhai City, Guangdong, China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". The Indochina Entomologist. 1 (49): 483–493. Retrieved November 11, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.