Neoserica sandeana

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Neoserica sandeana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. sandeana
Binomial name
Neoserica sandeana
Brenske, 1902

Neoserica sandeana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They have a oval, dull, dark brown body, with a greenish sheen above. The frons is strongly punctate behind the suture. The elytra are striated in rows with punctures alongside, slightly convex, somewhat unpunctate interstices, with minute hairs and white setae. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) sandeana 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 6, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (4): 431–462. Retrieved February 6, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .