Gynaecoserica bocaki

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Gynaecoserica bocaki
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Gynaecoserica
Species:
G. bocaki
Binomial name
Gynaecoserica bocaki
Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2009

Gynaecoserica bocaki is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Yunnan). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.7–5 mm. They have a moderately oval body. The surface is light reddish brown with the disc of the pronotum and the lateral elytral margins are widely darker, while the legs and labroclypeus are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface, except for the head, is moderately dull and sparsely setose. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, L. Bocák. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gynaecoserica bocaki 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 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2009). "A review of the genus Gynaecoserica Brenske, 1896 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". Journal of Natural History, London. 43 (25–26): 1505–1584. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
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