Neoserica rufobrunnea

Neoserica rufobrunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neoserica
Species:	N. rufobrunnea
Binomial name
	Neoserica rufobrunnea; (Nonfried, 1894)
Synonyms
	Serica rufobrunneaNonfried, 1894; Serica molestaBrenske, 1894;

Last updated February 05, 2026

Neoserica rufobrunnea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5 mm. The frons is widely punctate behind the indistinct suture, further posteriorly, smooth and glossy like the vertex. The thorax is not very densely punctate, the punctures only slightly more pronounced than on the head. The center of the scutellum is broadly smooth. The elytra are punctate. The punctures form streaks, but not uniformly so. The spaces between them are raised, the sides densely covered with short setae.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) rufobrunnea 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
1 2 Brenske, E. (1894). "Die Melolonthiden der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region im Königlichen naturhistorischen Museum zu Brüssel. Beschreibung neuer Arten und Bemerkungen zu bekannten". Mémoires de La Société Entomologique de Belgique. 2: 3–87. Retrieved February 4, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) rufobrunnea 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 4, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Brenske, E. (1894). "Die Melolonthiden der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region im Königlichen naturhistorischen Museum zu Brüssel. Beschreibung neuer Arten und Bemerkungen zu bekannten". Mémoires de La Société Entomologique de Belgique. 2: 3–87. Retrieved February 4, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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