Neoserica guinesis

Neoserica guinesis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. guinesis
Binomial name
Neoserica guinesis
(Brenske, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Lepiserica guinesis Brenske, 1901
  • Autoserica guinesis

Neoserica guinesis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Ghana.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are very densely tomentose all over with small hairs. The pronotum tapers anteriorly, slightly projecting in the middle at the anterior margin, the hind angles very sharply angular, the lateral setae weak, the surface greenish with minute hairs in the punctures. The elytra are the same colour, uniformly densely tomentose, with very faintly discernible ribs. The hairs are somewhat more distinct here, especially dense at the base and on the scutellum, with white scale-like hairs in between.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) guinesis 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. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (2–3): 187–234. Retrieved February 6, 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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