Gastroserica carolusi

Gastroserica carolusi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Gastroserica
Species:	G. carolusi
Binomial name
Gastroserica carolusi Liu & Ahrens, 2014

Gastroserica carolusi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Laos. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.1–7.8 mm. They have an oval body. The legs are dark brown and the elytra and dorsal surface are black with a greenish shine. There is a brown spot on each side of the pronotum. The dorsal surface is dull, with minute, moderately dense setae and sparse, long, erect setae interspersed. ^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after one of its collectors, Carious Holzschuh. ^[3]

References

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