Neoserica harrarensis

Neoserica harrarensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neoserica
Species:	N. harrarensis
Binomial name
Neoserica harrarensis Moser, 1916

Neoserica harrarensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Ethiopia. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They are dull and brown and slightly darker above. The frons is dull, sparsely punctate and has scattered setae beside the eyes and behind the suture. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is quite densely punctate, with the punctures covered with extremely minute setae. The setate lateral margins are slightly curved. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals very weakly convex, somewhat darkened, and sparsely punctate. The punctures are covered with tiny setae, and the alternating spaces have some more distinct setae. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) harrarensis 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 January 28, 2026.
3. Moser, J. (1916). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) V." Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 129–188. Retrieved January 28, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .