Gastroserica horii

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Gastroserica horii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Gastroserica
Species:
G. horii
Binomial name
Gastroserica horii
Ahrens & Pham, 2023

Gastroserica horii 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 5.2 mm. They have an oval body. The body, antennal club, middle and hind legs, head, elytra, scutellum and abdomen are blackish dark, while the pronotum (including anterior legs) is reddish brown. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, Michio Hori. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Helioserica) horii 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 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Pham, P. (2023). "Updates on the taxonomy and distribution of Gastroserica Brenske, 1897, Microserica Brenske, 1894, and Moronoserica Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5346 (5): 551–566. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
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