Gastroserica bilyi

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Gastroserica bilyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Gastroserica
Species:
G. bilyi
Binomial name
Gastroserica bilyi
Ahrens, 2000

Gastroserica bilyi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Thailand and China (Yunnan). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8-6.3 mm. They have a yellowish brown, egg-shaped, oval body. The pronotum is darker and has lighter margins and three 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 and a few long setae on the elytra. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, S. Bily. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) bilyi 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.
  3. 1 2 3 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.