Neoserica umbugwensis

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. They are brown, with a silky sheen. The frons is dark, sparsely punctate, and has a few setae beside the eyes. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is moderately densely punctured and the elytra have rows of punctures, with the spaces between them widely punctate, the punctures with tiny setae (some of which are somewhat larger). [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) umbugwensis 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.
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