Neoserica yanyuan

Neoserica yanyuan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Neoserica
Species:	N. yanyuan
Binomial name
	Neoserica yanyuan; Ahrens, 2023

Last updated November 02, 2025

Neoserica yanyuan is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the China (Sichuan).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.2 mm. Their body is oblong and reddish brown, with the ventral surface light reddish brown and the antenna yellow, while the dorsal surface is dull and glabrous.

Etymology

The species is named for its type locality, Yanyuan, China.^[1]

References

↑ Part of this text is from “Updates on the Neoserica vulpes group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Sericini): new species and records” by Ahrens, D.. This article is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 license

This Melolonthinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Part of this text is from “Updates on the Neoserica vulpes group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Sericini): new species and records” by Ahrens, D.. This article is licensed under the CC BY 4.0 license

[1]

Neoserica yanyuan

Contents

Description

Etymology

References