Neoserica samuelsoni

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Neoserica samuelsoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. samuelsoni
Binomial name
Neoserica samuelsoni
Ahrens, 2022

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.6 mm. They have a brown, short-oval body. The antennal club and legs are yellow and the pronotum and a large spot on the disc of the elytra are reddish brown. The dorsal surface is mostly dull and nearly glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the former curator of the beetle collection at the Bishop Museum, G.A. Samuelson. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) samuelsoni 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 Ahrens, D. (2022). "New Gynaecoserica Brenske, 1897 species and further new bicolored species of the Neoserica calva group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5165 (2). Magnolia Press: 180–190. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
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