Nepaloserica nielamuensis

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Nepaloserica nielamuensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Nepaloserica
Species:
N. nielamuensis
Binomial name
Nepaloserica nielamuensis
Liu & Ahrens, 2014

Nepaloserica nielamuensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Xizang). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.3–11.3 mm. They have an oblong body. The dorsal and ventral surface are reddish brown and dull and the antennae are brown. Except for a few setae on the head, they are sparsely setose. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality, Nielamu. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nepaloserica nielamuensis 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 17, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Liu, W.; Bai, M.; Yang, X; Ahrens, D. (2014). "Towards an improved knowledge of Sericini of the Tibetan highland: new species and records (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 63 (2): 157–172. Retrieved November 17, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.