Gastroserica viridis

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

Gastroserica viridis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Laos. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.6–7.3 mm. They have a yellowish brown, egg-shaped, oval body. The elytra and pronotum are metallic green, the latter with yellow margins and stripes. The dorsal surface is nearly glabrous, except for the cilia along the margins of the pronotum and elytra and a few long setae on the elytra. ^[3]

References

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