Gastroserica fanjingensis

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

Last updated December 10, 2025

Gastroserica fanjingensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.8-6.9 mm. They have a yellowish brown, egg-shaped, oval body. There are two symmetrical stains on the pronotum and the margins of the elytra are somewhat darker. The dorsal surface is nearly glabrous, except for some single, erect setae.^[3]

References

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

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) fanjingensis 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 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.

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