Gastroserica yunnanensis
| Gastroserica yunnanensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gastroserica |
| Species: | G. yunnanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastroserica yunnanensis Liu, Ahrens, Bai & Yang, 2011
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Gastroserica yunnanensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangdong, Yunnan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–7 mm. They have an oval body. The elytra are brown and the dorsal surface is pale yellow to pale brown, densely covered with short, fine, adpressed setae and with moderately dense, long, erect setae interspersed. The abdominal sternites are dark brown to black.[3]
Etymology
The species name refers to its occurrence in Yunnan.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) yunnanensis 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.; Ahrens, D.; Bai, M.; Yang, X. (2011). "A key to species of the genus Gastroserica Brenske of the China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini), with the description of two new species and two new records for China". ZooKeys. 139: 23–44. Retrieved November 26, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.