Nepaloserica fabriziae

Nepaloserica fabriziae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Nepaloserica
Species:	N. fabriziae
Binomial name
Nepaloserica fabriziae Ahrens, 1999
Synonyms
Nepaloserica fabrizii

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.6 mm. They have a chestnut brown, oblong-oval body, with the ventral surface lighter. The dorsal surface is glabrous, except for the hairs along the lateral borders of the pronotum and elytra and on the head. ^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, Silvia Fabrizi. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nepaloserica fabriziae 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 24, 2025.
3. Ahrens, D. (1999). "New species and records of Gynaecoserica Brenske, 1896, Calloserica Brenske, 1894, Nepaloserica Frey, 1965, Lasioserica Brenske, 1896 and Amiserica Nomura, 1974 from the Himalaya and adjacent regions (Insecta: Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Sericini)" (PDF). Entomologische Abhandlungen Staatlichen Museum Für Tierkunde, Dresden. 58 (11): 181–242. Retrieved November 24, 2025.