Neoserica tahianensis

Neoserica tahianensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neoserica
Species:	N. tahianensis
Binomial name
Neoserica tahianensis Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2016

Neoserica tahianensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in China (Guangdong, Hainan). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5–7.1 mm. They have a dark brown, short-oval body. The elytra are black and the abdomen is dark brown. The dorsal surface (except for the anterior labroclypeus) is dull, the head and pronotum with some greenish shine. Both the pronotum and elytra are glabrous. ^[3]

Etymology

The name of the species is derived from the type locality, Ta Hian. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) tahianensis 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 13, 2025.
3. Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Ahrens, D. (2016). "A taxonomic revision of Neoserica (sensu lato): the species groups N. lubrica, N. obscura, and N. silvestris (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys. 635. Pensoft: 123–160. Retrieved November 13, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.