Neoserica pseudosangangana

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Neoserica pseudosangangana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. pseudosangangana
Binomial name
Neoserica pseudosangangana
Liu & Ahrens, 2015

Neoserica pseudosangangana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Guizhou). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8.1 mm. They have an oval body. The dorsal surface is reddish brown, while the frons, anterior pronotum, ventral surface and legs are dark brown with a greenish shine. The sutural and lateral elytral intervals are black. The dorsal surface has dense, fine, yellowish setae. [3]

Etymology

The species name refers to its resemblance to Neoserica sangangana in external morphology. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) pseudosangangana 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 Liu, Wan-Gang; Bai, Ming; Yang, Xing-Ke; Ahrens, Dirk (2015). "New species and records of the Neoserica (sensu stricto) group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)". Journal of Natural History. 49 (39–40). Taylor & Francis: 2379–2395. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
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