Neoserica sharkeyi
| Neoserica sharkeyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. sharkeyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica sharkeyi Ahrens & Pham, 2021
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Neoserica sharkeyi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.4–7.1 mm. They have a dark brown, oblong body. The ventral sides, labroclypeus and margins of the pronotum are reddish brown and the antennal club is yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is mostly dull and nearly glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species is named in honour of the initiator of the NSF funded TIGER project (Thailand Inventory Group for Entomological Research), Michael Sharkey.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) sharkeyi 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 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, Dirk; Pham, Phu Van (2021). "Additions to the Neoserica calva group from continental South East Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 49 (5032). 3: 357–378. Retrieved November 17, 2025.