Neoserica longwangshanica
| Neoserica longwangshanica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. longwangshanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica longwangshanica Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2019
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Neoserica longwangshanica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Zhejiang).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.6 mm. They have a dark yellowish brown, oblong body. The frons, two dark large spots on the pronotum and numerous small spots on the elytra are dark brown. The antennal club is yellowish brown, the dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous and the labroclypeus is moderately shiny.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the type locality, Longwangshan mountain.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) longwangshanica 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 14, 2025.
- ^ a b c Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Yang, Xingke; Ahrens, D. (2019). "A taxonomic revision of Chinese Neoserica (sensu lato): final part (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 64: 1–71. Retrieved November 14, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.