Neoserica fecunda

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Neoserica fecunda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. fecunda
Binomial name
Neoserica fecunda
Brenske, 1902

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8-10 mm. They are dark brown, but blackish above, dull and with a silky sheen. There are setae behind the frons and on the vertex. The pronotum is scarcely rounded laterally, straight posteriorly, with strong setae behind the anterior margin and on the lateral margin. The scutellum is large and pointed. The elytra are very finely punctate in rows, densely punctate beside them, the intervals less punctate in the middle. The setae are distinct and the lateral margin is densely setate. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) fecunda 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.
  3. 1 2 Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (4): 431–462. Retrieved February 6, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .