Neoserica mengsongensis

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Neoserica mengsongensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. mengsongensis
Binomial name
Neoserica mengsongensis
Liu & Ahrens, 2015

Neoserica mengsongensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Yunnan). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5 mm. They have a reddish brown, oval body, with the frons and disc of the pronotum darker. The antennae and legs are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface has dense and fine, white adpressed setae and moderately dense, long erect setae on the head and pronotum. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality, Mengsong. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) mengsongensis 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 17, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Liu, Wan-Gang; Bai, Ming; Yang, Xing-Ke; Ahrens, Dirk (2015). "New species and records of the Neoserica (sensu stricto) group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)". Journal of Natural History. 49 (39–40). Taylor & Francis: 2379–2395. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
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