Neoserica parausta

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Neoserica parausta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. parausta
Binomial name
Neoserica parausta
Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2014

Neoserica parausta 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 9.1 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oblong body. The antennae are yellow and the dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin para- (derived from Greek and meaning near) and ustus (from Latin, meaning tanned or browned) and refers to its brown colour. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) parausta 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 Ahrens, Dirk; Liu, Wangang; Fabrizi, Silvia; Bai, Ming; Yang, Xing-Ke (2014). "A revision of the species of the Neoserica (sensu lato) vulpes group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)". Journal of Natural History. 49 (17–18). Retrieved November 17, 2025.
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