Gastroserica yunnanensis

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Gastroserica yunnanensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Gastroserica
Species:
G. yunnanensis
Binomial name
Gastroserica yunnanensis
Liu, Ahrens, Bai & Yang, 2011

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–7 mm. They have an oval body. The elytra are brown and the dorsal surface is pale yellow to pale brown, densely covered with short, fine, adpressed setae and with moderately dense, long, erect setae interspersed. The abdominal sternites are dark brown to black. [3]

Etymology

The species name refers to its occurrence in Yunnan. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) yunnanensis 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 Liu, W.; Ahrens, D.; Bai, M.; Yang, X. (2011). "A key to species of the genus Gastroserica Brenske of the China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini), with the description of two new species and two new records for China". ZooKeys. 139: 23–44. Retrieved November 26, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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