Nipponoserica shanghaiensis

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Nipponoserica shanghaiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Nipponoserica
Species:
N. shanghaiensis
Binomial name
Nipponoserica shanghaiensis
Ahrens, 2004

Nipponoserica shanghaiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Shanghai). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.8 mm. They have a yellowish-brown, oblong body, with a dark frons. The dorsal surface is shiny and glabrous. [3]

Etymology

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

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nipponoserica shanghaiensis 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 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D. (2004). "Notes on the distribution and taxonomy of Sericine beetles from East Palearctic Asia, with description of two new species of Nipponoserica Nomura, 1973, from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)" (PDF). Entomologische Zeitschrift, Stuttgart. 114 (1): 7–11. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
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