Gastroserica varians

Gastroserica varians
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Gastroserica
Species:	G. varians
Binomial name
Gastroserica varians (Moser, 1915)
Synonyms
Microserica variansMoser, 1915

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.3 mm. They have an oval body. The colouration ranges from entirely yellow (in females) to entirely black (in some males). The legs, center of the elytra, margins of the pronotum, labroclypeus and part of the antennae are yellowish. The dorsal surface is iridescent shiny and nearly glabrous. ^[3]

References

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