Neoserica incisa

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

Neoserica incisa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Meghalaya). [2]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.1–6.1 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oval body. The abdomen, frons, disc of the pronotum, scutellum, lateral margin 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 incisus (meaning incised) and refers to the morphology of the aedeagus. [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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