Neoserica nasuta

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

Neoserica nasuta 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 8 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are dark brown and shiny, with the elytra somewhat opalescent. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The head is glabrous, while the pronotum and elytra have light brown cilia. The punctures on the pronotum and elytra have minute setae. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) nasuta 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.