Neoserica pusilla

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Neoserica pusilla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. pusilla
Binomial name
Neoserica pusilla
(Moser, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica pusillaMoser, 1918

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5 mm. They are black, dull and opalescent above and blackish-brown below. The frons is moderately densely punctured and the antennae are reddish-yellow. The anterior margin and the lateral margins of the pronotum are covered with yellow setae and the surface of the pronotum is fairly densely and finely punctured. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals sparsely punctured. The spots punctures have tiny setae. The lateral margins of the elytra are setose. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) pusilla 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 19, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1918). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) VII" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 293–356. Retrieved January 19, 2026.