Gastroserica piceocoerulea

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

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.6–6 mm. They have a dark brown to blackish, oval body, the pronotum with some greenish shine and the elytra blue-iridescent. The legs and antennal club are brown and the dorsal surface is shiny and nearly glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The name of the species is derived from Latin piceus (meaning black) and coeruleus (meaning blue) and refers to the dark, iridescent shiny body surface. [3]

References

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