Neoserica shibingensis

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Neoserica shibingensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. shibingensis
Binomial name
Neoserica shibingensis
Ahrens, 2003

Neoserica shibingensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8-8.1 mm. They have a black to dark reddish brown, oval body. Part of the upper surface has a greenish shimmer. They are mostly dull with dense light hairs, interspersed with dense, long, strong, dark hairs. The underside is densely haired. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality, Shibing. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) shibingensis 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 14, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D. (2003). "Zur identität der Gattung Neoserica Brenske, 1894, nebst Revision und Beschreibung neuer Arten (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau. 73: 169–226. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
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