Neoserica sakoliana

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Neoserica sakoliana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. sakoliana
Binomial name
Neoserica sakoliana
Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2016

Neoserica sakoliana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.4–8.1 mm. They have a dark brown, short-oval body. The ventral surface is reddish brown and the entire surface (except for the anterior labroclypeus) is dull, the head with some greenish shine. The pronotum and elytra are glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The name of the new species is derived from the type locality, Sa ko lia. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) sakoliana 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 13, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Ahrens, D. (2016). "A taxonomic revision of Neoserica (sensu lato): the species groups N. lubrica, N. obscura, and N. silvestris (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys. 635. Pensoft: 123–160. Retrieved November 13, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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