Gynaecoserica pseudocymosa
| Gynaecoserica pseudocymosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gynaecoserica |
| Species: | G. pseudocymosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Gynaecoserica pseudocymosa Ahrens, 2021
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Gynaecoserica pseudocymosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.1 mm. They have an oblong body. The dorsal surface is yellowish brown, with the anterior half of the pronotum brown, the margins of the elytra black, the frons dark greenish brown and the antennae and legs yellow. Except for the shiny head, the dorsal surface is dull and sparsely setose.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Greek pseudo (meaning nearly) and the species name cymosa and refers to its similarity in external appearance with Gynaecoserica cymosa.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gynaecoserica pseudocymosa 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 28, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D. (2021). "New species of the genus Gynaecoserica Brenske, 1896 from Indochina (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5005 (2): 218–226. Retrieved November 28, 2025.