Gastroserica pickai

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

Gastroserica pickai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Vietnam. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.1-9.4 mm. They have a yellowish brown, egg-shaped, oval body. There are sometimes two symmetrical stains on the disc of the pronotum. The dorsal surface is nearly glabrous, except for the cilia along the margins. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after one of its collectors, J. Picka. [3]

References

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