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| genus= Neoserica<br />
| species = submaculosa<br />
| authority = [[Dirk Ahrens|Ahrens]] & [[Silvia Fabrizi|Fabrizi]], 2016<ref>[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1674676/ BioLib]</ref><br />
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'''''Neoserica submaculosa''''' is a species of [[beetle]] of the family [[Scarabaeidae]]. It is found in [[Kerala]], 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 5.8–6.2&nbsp;mm. They have a dark brown, oval body, with the ventral surface slightly lighter and the sides, two lateral spots on the [[pronotum]], and parts of the [[elytra]] yellowish brown. The elytra have various small dark spots with a greenish shine. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The species name is derived from Latin ''sub'' (meaning ''almost'') and ''maculosa'' (meaning ''with spots'') and refers to the dorsal surface covered with dark spots.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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