Neoserica pophami

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Neoserica pophami
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. pophami
Binomial name
Neoserica pophami
Ranasinghe et al., 2022 [1]

Neoserica pophami is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–6.8 mm (males) and 6.8–7.2 mm (females). They have an oval light reddish brown body. The antennae are yellow and the dorsal area is completely shiny, except for a few setae on the head which are almost glabrous.

Etymology

The species is named after Mr Sam Popham, founder of the NIFS Arboretum. [2]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Ranasinghe, Sasanka; Eberle, Jonas; Athukorala, Namal; Benjamin, Suresh P.; Ahrens, Dirk (2022-05-30). "New species of Sericini from Sri Lanka (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Part II". European Journal of Taxonomy. 821 (1): 57–101. Retrieved October 9, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.