Neoserica sinuaticollis

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Neoserica sinuaticollis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. sinuaticollis
Binomial name
Neoserica sinuaticollis
(Moser, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica sinuaticollisMoser, 1917

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8–9.5 mm. They are reddish-brown and dull. The frons is dark, dull, and finely punctured and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is finely punctured, with the punctures along the lateral margins with tiny setae, and with a few larger setae along the anterior margin. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals quite widely punctured, and the punctures covered with tiny setae. The alternating intervals show scattered, somewhat more distinct setae. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) sinuaticollis 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 22, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 22, 2026.