Neoserica sigillata

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Neoserica sigillata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. sigillata
Binomial name
Neoserica sigillata
(Brenske, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Microserica sigillataBrenske, 1898

Neoserica sigillata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Fujian, Zhejiang). [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.1 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oblong body. The antennal club and margins of the pronotum are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous and the labroclypeus and anterior two thirds of the frons are shiny. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) sigillata 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 Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Yang, Xingke; Ahrens, D. (2019). "A taxonomic revision of Chinese Neoserica (sensu lato): final part (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)" (PDF). Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 64: 1–71. Retrieved November 14, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.