Neoserica gracilisetosa

Neoserica gracilisetosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neoserica
Species:	N. gracilisetosa
Binomial name
Neoserica gracilisetosa Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2019

Neoserica gracilisetosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in China (Henan, Qinghai, Shaanxi). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.4–8.5 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oblong body. The antennal club is yellowish brown and the dorsal surface is dull. Both the dorsal and ventral surface are densely setose and the labroclypeus is moderately shiny. ^[3]

Etymology

The name of the species is composed of the combined Latin words gracilis (meaning fine) and setosa (meaning hairy or setose), with reference to the fine, simple pilosity of the dorsal surface. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) gracilisetosa 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 14, 2025.
3. Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Yang, Xingke; Ahrens, D. (2019). "A taxonomic revision of Chinese Neoserica (sensu lato): final part (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 64: 1–71. Retrieved November 14, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.