Gastroserica mayunshui
| Gastroserica mayunshui | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gastroserica |
| Species: | G. mayunshui
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastroserica mayunshui Zhao & Ahrens, 2023
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Gastroserica mayunshui is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangdong).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.8–7.9 mm. They have a yellowish brown, iridescent, elongated ovoid body. The abdomen, antennae and legs are shiny. The frons, two large, rectangular dark spots on each side of the pronotum, and two longitudinal bands on each side of the elytron are greenish brown.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Mr. Yun-Shu Ma, who collected the majority of the type series.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) mayunshui 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 26 November 2025.
- ^ a b c Zhao, M. Z.; Ahrens, D. (2023). "New species of the tribe Sericini Kirby, 1837 from China, with further updates on their taxonomy and distribution (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5361 (2): 181–220. Retrieved 26 November 2025.