Neoserica flagrans

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Neoserica flagrans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. flagrans
Binomial name
Neoserica flagrans
Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016 [1]

Neoserica flagrans is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Myanmar. [2]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oval body. The ventral surface, two pairs of large spots on the disc of the pronotum, scutellum and dots on the elytra are all dark. The dorsal surface (except for the head) is dull and nearly glabrous, except for some scale-like setae on the elytra. [2]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin flagrans (meaning burning). [2]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. 1 2 3 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 28, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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