Gastroserica huaphanensis
| Gastroserica huaphanensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gastroserica |
| Species: | G. huaphanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastroserica huaphanensis Ahrens & Pacholátko, 2003
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Gastroserica huaphanensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Laos.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5–8.2 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oval body. The frons, antennal club, elytral margins as well as even intervals, and two symmetrical spots on the pronotal disc are dark brown. The dorsal surface is dull, with dark spots which are sometimes metallic green, and with moderately dense erect setae mixed with dense and short setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named for its occurrence in Hua Phan province.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) huaphanensis 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 Ahrens, D.; Pacholátko, P. (2003). "New data on the distribution of species of Gastroserica Brenske, 1897, with descriptions of five new taxa from China and Laos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 342: 1–18. Retrieved November 26, 2025.