Neoserica phuphami

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Neoserica phuphami
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. phuphami
Binomial name
Neoserica phuphami
Ahrens & Lukic, 2022

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.3 mm. They have a reddish brown, oval body, the dorsal surface with a greenish shine. The elytra have a large, round, black spot before apex and dense, fine, yellowish setae, mixed with dense, longer, erect, yellow setae. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Phu Pham, a student of Vietnamese scarabs. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) phuphami 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 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, Dirk; Lukic, Daniel (2022). "Neoserica (s. str.) phuphami-a further new Neoserica species from Vietnam with highly modified pronotum (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5104 (3). Magnolia Press: 441–444. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
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