Gynaecoserica krausi

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Gynaecoserica krausi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Gynaecoserica
Species:
G. krausi
Binomial name
Gynaecoserica krausi
Ahrens, 2022

Gynaecoserica krausi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Laos. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–4.2 mm. They have an oblong body. The dorsal surface is yellowish brown, while the antennal club, head, margins of the elytra and anterior half of the pronotum are dark brown and the legs are yellow. The dorsal surface, except for the shiny head, is dull and sparsely setose. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its collector, Zdeněk Kraus. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gynaecoserica krausi 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 17, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D. (2022). "New Gynaecoserica Brenske, 1897 species and further new bicolored species of the Neoserica calva group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5165 (2). Magnolia Press: 180–190. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
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