Gastroserica cucphongensis

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Gastroserica cucphongensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Gastroserica
Species:
G. cucphongensis
Binomial name
Gastroserica cucphongensis
Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2020

Gastroserica cucphongensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Vietnam. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.2 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oval body. The frons, even intervals of the elytra and two elongate sublateral spots on the pronotum are darker, these dark parts with a greenish shine. The dorsal surface is moderately shiny and sparsely covered with short setae. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Cuc Phuong. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) cucphongensis 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. 1 2 3 Fabrizi, S.; Ahrens, D. (2020). "Two new species of Lasioserica Brenske, 1896 and Gastroserica Brenske, 1897 from Vietnam (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Entomologische Zeitschrift. Schwanfeld. 130 (2): 67–70. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
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