Neoserica lucidula

Neoserica lucidula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. lucidula
Binomial name
Neoserica lucidula
(Péringuey, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Serica lucidula Péringuey, 1892
  • Autoserica lucidula

Neoserica lucidula is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in south-eastern Africa and Zimbabwe.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–9 mm. The shape and colouring are identical to that of L. mashona, but the tessellate denuded patches on the elytra are not so dark in the light-coloured specimens, and therefore not so conspicuous. [3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) lucidula 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 January 7, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 5, 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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