Neoserica speciosa

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Neoserica speciosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. speciosa
Binomial name
Neoserica speciosa
Brenske, 1898 [1]

Neoserica speciosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in north-eastern India (Assam, Meghalaya). [2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.7–6 mm. They have a light reddish-brown, oval body. The upper surface is very glossy and glabrous except for a few hairs on the head. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 23, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.