Gastroserica damingshanica
| Gastroserica damingshanica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gastroserica |
| Species: | G. damingshanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastroserica damingshanica Liu & Ahrens, 2014
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Gastroserica damingshanica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangxi).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.7 mm. They have an oval body. The pronotum and ventral surface are yellowish brown, while the frons and two spots on the disc of the pronotum are darker. The elytra are reddish brown, with the lateral intervals darker. The abdomen is dark brown to grey. The dorsal surface is moderately shiny, with sparse setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the type locality, the Damingshan Mountains.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) damingshanica at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c Liu, W.; Bai, M.; Yang, X.; Ahrens, D. (2014). "An update to the taxonomy of the genus Gastroserica Brenske (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys. 426: 87–110. Retrieved November 26, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.