Neoserica plurilamellata

Neoserica plurilamellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neoserica
Species:
N. plurilamellata
Binomial name
Neoserica plurilamellata
Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2014

Neoserica plurilamellata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.3–8.6 mm. They have a reddish brown, oblong body. The antennal club is yellowish brown and the dorsal surface is moderately shiny and nearly glabrous, except for a few long setae on the head.[3]

Etymology

The species is named with the composed adjective, pluri– (prefix from Latin plus, pluris meaning more) and lamellata (from Latin lamellatus meaning lamellate).[3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neoserica (Neoserica) plurilamellata 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 13, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Liu, W.; Fabrizi, S.; Bai, M.; Yang, X.-K. (2014). "A taxonomic review of the Neoserica (sensu lato) septemlamellata group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys (402). Pensoft: 67–102. Bibcode:2014ZooK..402...67A. doi:10.3897/zookeys.402.7360. PMC 4023254. PMID 24843263. Retrieved November 13, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.