Neoserica squalida

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Neoserica squalida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. squalida
Binomial name
Neoserica squalida
Brenske, 1899

Neoserica squalida is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Malaysia (Sabah). [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6-8 mm. They are dull, brown to dark brown and faintly opalescent. The pronotum is straight at the sides, the anterior margin slightly projecting, the posterior angles weakly rounded and the surface rather coarsely punctate, with minute hairs. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) squalida 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 12, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .