Neoserica endroedii

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Neoserica endroedii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. endroedii
Binomial name
Neoserica endroedii
(Frey, 1974)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica (Neoserica) endroediiFrey, 1974

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are reddish-brown and dull. The frons is somewhat darker and more tomentose than the pronotum and elytra. The upper side is glabrous. The pronotum is moderately densely and shallowly punctate, the punctures with minute setae. The elytra have rows of punctures. The antennae are light brown. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) endroedii 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 January 16, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1974). "Neue Melolonthiden von den Expeditionen des ungarischen Nationalsmuseum in Budapest, gesammelt von den Herren Dr.S.Endrödi-Younga und Dr.J.Szunyoghy, sowie eine neue mittelamerikanische Gattung der Sericinae (Col. Lamellicornia)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 25: 109–120. Retrieved January 16, 2026.