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| genus= Neoserica<br />
| species = fusiforceps<br />
| authority = [[Dirk Ahrens|Ahrens]] & [[Silvia Fabrizi|Fabrizi]], 2016<ref>[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1674472/ BioLib]</ref><br />
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'''''Neoserica fusiforceps''''' is a species of [[beetle]] of the family [[Scarabaeidae]]. It is found in India (Assam).<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last1= Fabrizi |first1= Silvia|last2= Ahrens |first2= Dirk|date= 2016|title= A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).|url= http://www.zoologicalbulletin.de/articles/bzb-2016|journal= Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum|volume= 65|issue= |publisher= |pages= 1–355|doi= |access-date= October 28, 2025}} {{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4}}</ref><br />
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==Description== <br />
Adults reach a length of about 5.8&nbsp;mm. They have a yellowish brown, oval body. The ventral surface, disc of the [[pronotum]], scutellum, and dots on the [[elytra]] are all dark. The dorsal surface is moderately shiny and glabrous.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The species name is derived from Latin ''fusus'' (meaning ''fused'') and ''forceps'' and refers to the parameres being fused with the aedeagus.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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[[Category:Beetles described in 2016]]<br />
[[Category:Beetles of India]]<br />
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[[Category:Taxa named by Silvia Fabrizi]]<br />
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