Neoserica sladeni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in the Mishmi Hills (Assam).
Description Adults reach a length of about 9.3 mm. They have a dark reddish-brown, elongate-oval body. The upper surface is dull (except for the legs and the forehead), and almost completely glabrous, with only some setae on the pronotum and along the elytral margins.Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.
Etymology The species is named for its collector, Percy Sladen.
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