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Neoserica desquamifera

species of beetle

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ14859785 ↗
Source-derived summary

Neoserica desquamifera is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Cameroon.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8 mm. They are uniformly brownish, with fine, inconspicuous scales on the upper surface, and setae on the underside. The frons has a fine longitudinal line. The pronotum and elytra are like those of Neoserica desquamata, but the small, hair-like scales are somewhat more distinct here.

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The public source identifies “Neoserica desquamifera” as species of beetle. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Neoserica, desquamifera and species.

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This entry incorporates text from “Neoserica desquamifera” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.