Neoserica politzari
| Neoserica politzari | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neoserica |
| Species: | N. politzari |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoserica politzari (Frey, 1974) | |
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Neoserica politzari is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Nigeria.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8–9 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are blackish-brown, dull and slightly tomentose. The antennae are yellow. The frons is somewhat tomentose and very finely and densely, somewhat irregularly punctate. The lateral margins are sparsely fringed with light brown hairs. The pronotum is very densely punctate, slightly more coarsely than the frons, as is the scutellum. The elytra have strong rows of punctures.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Autoserica) politzari 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 2, 2026.
- 1 2 Frey, G. (1974). "Neue Lamellocornia aus der Zoologischen Staatssammlung in München" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 25: 276–280. Retrieved January 2, 2026.