Neoserica insubida

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Neoserica insubida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. insubida
Binomial name
Neoserica insubida
(Brenske, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica insubidaBrenske, 1899
  • Maladera insubida
  • Serica immutabilisFairmaire, 1893 (nec Gyllenhall, 1817)

Neoserica insubida is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Guangdong, Hainan), Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5 mm. They have a reddish to dark brown, oblong-oval body. The antennae are yellowish and the dorsal surface is dull and glabrous. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) insubida 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. 1 2 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. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.