Neoserica dharmapriyai

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Neoserica dharmapriyai
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. dharmapriyai
Binomial name
Neoserica dharmapriyai
Ranasinghe, Eberle, Benjamin & Ahrens, 2020

Neoserica dharmapriyai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. They have a reddish brown, oval body. The antennae are pale. The labroclypeus is shiny and the dorsal surface is dull and, except for the dense pilosity on the head, almost glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the husband of one of the authors, Prasanna Dharmapriya. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) dharmapriyai 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 December 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ranasinghe, S.; Eberle, J.; Benjamin, S. O.; Ahrens, D. (2020). "New species of Sericini from Sri Lanka (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 621: 1–20. Retrieved December 3, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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