Gastroserica vindenensis
| Gastroserica vindenensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gastroserica |
| Species: | G. vindenensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastroserica vindenensis Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2018
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Gastroserica vindenensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Vietnam.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.2–8.3 mm. They have a reddish brown, oval body. The antennal shaft, pronotum and head are yellowish, while the frons, two indistinct large spots on the disc of the pronotum and antennal club are dark, the frons and pronotum with a weak iridescent shine. The dorsal surface is weakly shiny and sparsely covered with short setae and with moderately dense, longer, erect setae interspersed.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, Vin Den.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) vindenensis 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.; Fabrizi, S. (2018). "Two new species of Gastroserica Brenske, 1897 from Vietnam (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Entomologische Zeitschrift. 128 (3): 177–180. Retrieved November 26, 2025.