Neoserica plebeja

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Neoserica plebeja
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. plebeja
Binomial name
Neoserica plebeja
(Moser, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica plebejaMoser, 1916

Neoserica plebeja 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. They are brown (darker above and lighter below) and thinly tomentose. The pronotum is moderately densely punctate, with the punctures extremely finely setate. The lateral margins have longer setae. The elytra have rows of punctures, with very minute setae, although some individual setae are somewhat more distinct. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) plebeja 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 16, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1916). "Neue Sericiden vom Belgischen Kongo (Col.)" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 233–268. Retrieved January 16, 2026.