Gastroserica kucerai

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Gastroserica kucerai
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Gastroserica
Species:
G. kucerai
Binomial name
Gastroserica kucerai
Ahrens & Pacholátko, 2003

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.9–7.8 mm. They have a reddish to dark brown, oval body. The dorsal surface is dull and densely covered with short setae and with moderately dense, longer, erect setae interspersed. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after one of its collectors E. Kucera. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) kucerai 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 3 Ahrens, D.; Pacholátko, P. (2003). "New data on the distribution of species of Gastroserica Brenske, 1897, with descriptions of five new taxa from China and Laos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 342: 1–18. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
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