Gastroserica impressicollis

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Gastroserica impressicollis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Gastroserica
Species:
G. impressicollis
Binomial name
Gastroserica impressicollis
(Fairmaire, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Serica impressicollisFairmaire, 1891

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.6–7.5 mm. They have an elongate-oval body. The colour is variable, ranging from dark chestnut brown to yellowish-brown with two large dark stains on the pronotum. The legs are often lighter. The dorsal surface is iridescent and has fine, short hairs and a few single, longer setae. [3]

References

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