Gastroserica wenzhui
| Gastroserica wenzhui | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gastroserica |
| Species: | G. wenzhui
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastroserica wenzhui Liu & Ahrens, 2014
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Gastroserica wenzhui is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangxi)[2][3] and northern Vietnam.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.1–7.8 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oval body. The frons, two large maculae and the fourth and lateral intervals of the elytra, as well as the abdomen are darker. The dorsal surface is moderately shiny, the frons and disc of the pronotum with some greenish sheen, and with moderately dense, long, erect setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after one of its collectors, Li Wenzhu.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) wenzhui 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 Liu, W.; Bai, M.; Yang, X.; Ahrens, D. (2014). "An update to the taxonomy of the genus Gastroserica Brenske (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys. 426: 87–110. Retrieved November 26, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.