Gastroserica cognata

Gastroserica cognata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Gastroserica
Species:	G. cognata
Binomial name
Gastroserica cognata (Frey, 1972)
Synonyms
Microserica cognataFrey, 1972

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.9 mm. They have an oval body. The body (including legs and antennae) is yellow and there are multiple symmetric, small dots on the pronotum and elytra. The abdomen (including pygidium) is dark brown, while the frons is slightly darker posteriorly. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Helioserica) cognata 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 20, 2025.
3. Ahrens, D.; Liu, W.; Lukic, D.; Bai, M. (2023). "A taxonomic review of Microserica Brenske, 1894 from continental Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5241 (1): 1–115. Retrieved November 20, 2025.