Neoserica desquamata

Neoserica desquamata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neoserica
Species:	N. desquamata
Binomial name
	Neoserica desquamata; (Brenske, 1901)
Synonyms
	Lepiserica desquamataBrenske, 1901; Autoserica desquamata;

Last updated February 07, 2026

Neoserica desquamata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Togo.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5 mm. They are glabrous underneath, somewhat darker brown above, scarcely spotted on the elytra and very finely scale-like. The frons is deeply and dully tomentose. The pronotum is only slightly rounded at the front, slightly widened posteriorly, the hind angles slightly rounded, finely punctate with very fine, almost tiny setae within the punctures. The scutellum is large, the middle smooth, the sides densely covered, but with minute scales. The same applies to the base of the elytra. The elytra are punctate in rows, scarcely convex, but with bare, inconspicuous spots on some of the intervals, otherwise with a few fine scale-like hairs, to which some distinct white scales are added laterally.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) desquamata 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 6, 2026.
1 2 Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (2–3): 187–234. Retrieved February 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) desquamata 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 6, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (2–3): 187–234. Retrieved February 6, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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