Neoserica iridipes

Last updated

Neoserica iridipes
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. iridipes
Binomial name
Neoserica iridipes
(Moser, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica iridipesMoser, 1916

Neoserica iridipes is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They are dull and blackish-brown above, with the frons and pronotum shimmering greenish. The underside is brown. The elytra have a row of punctures, with the intervals blackish-brown and very sparsely punctured. All punctures have extremely minute setae and there are isolated larger setae arranged in rows on the alternating intervals. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) iridipes 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 January 16, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1916). "Neue Sericiden vom Belgischen Kongo (Col.)" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 233–268. Retrieved January 16, 2026.