Gastroserica hiulca

Gastroserica hiulca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Gastroserica
Species:	G. hiulca
Binomial name
	Gastroserica hiulca; (Brenske, 1898)
Synonyms
	Microserica hiulcaBrenske, 1898;

Last updated December 10, 2025

Gastroserica hiulca is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi) and Vietnam.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.4 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oval body. The head, center of the pronotum and ventral surface (including abdomen and most parts of the pygidium) are darker brown. The dorsal surface is iridescent shiny or sometimes dull and nearly glabrous.^[3]

References

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

This Melolonthinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] BioLib

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

[:2-3] 1 2 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.

[1]

[2]

[3]