Neoserica diplospinosa

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Neoserica diplospinosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. diplospinosa
Binomial name
Neoserica diplospinosa
Ahrens & Pham, 2021

Neoserica diplospinosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Vietnam. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8.1 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body. The labroclypeus and legs are reddish brown and the antennal club is yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is mostly dull and nearly glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek diplo- (meaning bifold) and spinosa (meaning spinose) and refers on the bi-spinose shape of the left paramere. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) diplospinosa 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 17, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, Dirk; Pham, Phu Van (2021). "Additions to the Neoserica calva group from continental South East Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 49 (5032). 3: 357–378. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
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