Nepaloserica cheemaensis

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Nepaloserica cheemaensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Nepaloserica
Species:
N. cheemaensis
Binomial name
Nepaloserica cheemaensis
Bhunia, Chandra, Gupta & Ahrens, 2021

Nepaloserica cheemaensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in India (Sikkim). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 12.8 mm. They have an oblong–oval body. The dorsal surface is dark reddish-brown, while the ventral surface is dark reddish-brown and dull. The head is moderately shiny and the surface is mostly glabrous, except for a few single setae. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Cheema. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nepaloserica cheemaensis 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 December 15, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Bhunia, D.; Gupta, D.; Chandra, K.; Ahrens, D. (2021). "New species and records of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) II". Zootaxa. 5081 (4): 594–600. Retrieved December 15, 2025.