Neuroserica fulvescens

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Neuroserica fulvescens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neuroserica
Species:
N. fulvescens
Binomial name
Neuroserica fulvescens
(Blanchard, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Omaloplia (Emphania) fulvescensBlanchard, 1850

Neuroserica fulvescens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Senegal. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They are yellowish-brown and dull, with a slight silky sheen and opalescent luster. The frons is finely punctate. The pronotum is very finely and indistinctly punctate. The sides are straight, which makes its peculiar shape appear even more elongated. The elytra are distinctly ribbed. The narrow ribs are smooth and the narrow intervals more coarsely punctate. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neuroserica fulvescens 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (4): 431–462. Retrieved February 6, 2026.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .