Nepaloserica fabriziae
| Nepaloserica fabriziae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Nepaloserica |
| Species: | N. fabriziae
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| Binomial name | |
| Nepaloserica fabriziae Ahrens, 1999
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| Synonyms | |
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Nepaloserica fabriziae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in India (Sikkim).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.6 mm. They have a chestnut brown, oblong-oval body, with the ventral surface lighter. The dorsal surface is glabrous, except for the hairs along the lateral borders of the pronotum and elytra and on the head.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its collector, Silvia Fabrizi.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nepaloserica fabriziae 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 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c 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.