Gastroserica kabakovi
| Gastroserica kabakovi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gastroserica |
| Species: | G. kabakovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastroserica kabakovi Ahrens, 2002
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Gastroserica kabakovi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan) and Vietnam.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.7-8.6 mm. They have a yellowish-brown, egg-shaped, oval body, which an iridescent to greenish-metallic shine. Sometimes, there are two symmetrical dark stains on the disc of the pronotum. The dorsal is surface is nearly glabrous, except for the cilia along the margins of the pronotum and elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its collector, O. N. Kabakov.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) kabakovi 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. (2002). "Eine neue Art der Gattung Gastroserica Brenske, 1897, aus den nördlichen Vietnam (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Sericini)". Entomologische Zeitschrift. 112 (3): 66–67. Retrieved November 26, 2025.