Neoserica lenangensis

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Neoserica lenangensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. lenangensis
Binomial name
Neoserica lenangensis
Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2009 [1]

Neoserica lenangensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in north-eastern India (western Arunachal Pradesh) [2] and China (Xizang). [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.2 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The legs are reddish brown and the antennal club is yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is mostly dull and nearly glabrous. [4]

Etymology

The species name refers to its type locality, Lenang. [4]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) lenangensis 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 24, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2009). "New species of Sericini from the Eastern Himalaya and Tibet (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Biodiversität Und Naturausstattung Im Himalaya. Band 3. Erfurt: Verein Der Freunde Und Förderer Des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt e.V. 5241 (1): 249–284. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
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