Gastroserica lucidomarginalis

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

Gastroserica lucidomarginalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Laos, Vietnam and China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.9–5.6 mm. They have a dark brown to blackish, oval body. The pronotum, center of the elytra and pygidium, legs and antennae are yellow, while the margins of the elytra and frons are dark. The dorsal surface is shiny and nearly glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin lucidus (meaning shiny) and marginalis (meaning bordered) and refers to the shiny surface and the dark elytral margin. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Helioserica) lucidomarginalis 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.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
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