Gastroserica patkaiensis
| Gastroserica patkaiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gastroserica |
| Species: | G. patkaiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastroserica patkaiensis Ahrens, 2000[1]
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Gastroserica patkaiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Assam) and China (Yunnan).[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They have a yellowish brown, egg-shaped, oval body. The pronotum is darker and has lighter margins and two lighter stripes. The pronotum also has lighter margins and three lighter stripes. The elytra have dark stripes. The dorsal surface has a coppery-green sheen and is nearly glabrous, except for the cilia along the margins of the pronotum and elytra.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved October 28, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Ahrens, D. (2000). "Synopsis der Gattung Gastroserica Brenske, 1897 des ostasiatischen Festlandes (Insecta: Coleoptera: Melolonthidae: Sericini)". Entomologische Abhandlungen Staatlichen Museum Für Tierkunde, Dresden. 59 (3): 73–121. Retrieved November 26, 2025.