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| genus= Neoserica<br />
| species = gravida<br />
| authority = [[Dirk Ahrens|Ahrens]] & [[Silvia Fabrizi|Fabrizi]], 2016<ref>[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1674479/ BioLib]</ref><br />
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'''''Neoserica gravida''''' is a species of [[beetle]] of the family [[Scarabaeidae]]. It is found in southern India.<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 14–14.5&nbsp;mm. They have a dark brown, oblong-oval body. The antennal club is brown and the dorsal surface is dull and sparsely setose.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The species name is derived from Latin ''gravidus'' (meaning ''full''/''heavy'') and refers to the voluminous body shape.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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[[Category:Beetles described in 2016]]<br />
[[Category:Beetles of India]]<br />
[[Category:Neoserica|gravida]]<br />
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