Neoserica gaoligongshanica

Neoserica gaoligongshanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neoserica
Species:	N. gaoligongshanica
Binomial name
Neoserica gaoligongshanica Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2014

Neoserica gaoligongshanica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in China (Yunnan). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.2–11.3 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oblong body. The antennal club is yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is moderately shiny (except for the dull pronotum) and nearly glabrous, except for a few long setae on the head and along the sides of the elytra. ^[3]

Etymology

The species is named according its type locality, Gaoligongshan. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) gaoligongshanica 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 13, 2025.
3. Ahrens, D.; Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Yang, X.-K. (2014). "A taxonomic review of the Neoserica (sensu lato) septemlamellata group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys. 402. Pensoft: 67–102. Retrieved November 13, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.