Neoserica senegalensis

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Neoserica senegalensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. senegalensis
Binomial name
Neoserica senegalensis
(Frey, 1968)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica senegalensisFrey, 1968

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-5.5 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are ochre-yellow and shiny, with the head slightly darker. The sides of the pronotum and elytra are weakly fringed and there are some setae on the margin of the elytra and at the apex of the pygidium. The pronotum is finely and moderately densely punctate. The elytra have distinct punctate striae. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) senegalensis 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 14, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Frey, G. (1968). "Neue Sericiden aus Afrika und Madagascar mit Bestimmungstabelle der westafrikanischen Aulacoserica-Arten (Col. Melolonth.)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 19: 199–228. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
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