Neoserica kochi

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Neoserica kochi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. kochi
Binomial name
Neoserica kochi
(Frey, 1968)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica kochiFrey, 1968

Neoserica kochi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Angola. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are light reddish-brown and the antennae are yellow. The elytra are strongly opalescent and weakly ciliate. The rest of the upper surface is glabrous. The pronotum and scutellum are densely and rather finely punctate, while the elytra have rows of punctures. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) kochi 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 14, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1968). "Neue Sericiden aus Afrika und Madagascar mit Bestimmungstabelle der westafrikanischen Aulacoserica-Arten (Col. Melolonth.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 199–228. Retrieved January 14, 2026.