Gastroserica hubeiana

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

Gastroserica hubeiana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Hubei, Sichuan, Zhejiang). [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.4-7.5 mm. They have a reddish-brown, egg-shaped, oval body, with the pronotum, labroclypeus, scutellum and legs yellowish brown. There are two symmetric, dark green stains on the pronotum. There are single, dense setae on the head and elytra. [3]

References

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