Nepaloserica goomensis

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

Last updated November 25, 2025

Nepaloserica goomensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[2] It is found in India (Sikkim, West Bengal).^[3]^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.1-12.2 mm. They have a chestnut-brown, oblong body, with the ventral surface lighter. The dorsal surface is glabrous, except for the hairy lateral borders of the pronotum and elytra, as well as the head.^[4]

References

↑ BioLib
1 2 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 3, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nepaloserica goomensis 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 3, 2025.
↑ 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.

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[1] BioLib

[:0-2] 1 2 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 3, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[:1-3] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nepaloserica goomensis 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 3, 2025.

[:2-4] 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.

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