Gynaecoserica marginipes

Gynaecoserica marginipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Gynaecoserica
Species:	G. marginipes
Binomial name
Gynaecoserica marginipes (Brenske, 1896) [1]
Synonyms
Serica marginipesBrenske, 1896 Microserica marginipes Neoserica marginipes

Gynaecoserica marginipes is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[2] It is found in the hills and mountainous areas from eastern Nepal to Bhutan. ^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.1-4.3 mm. They have an oval body, which is blackish-brown beneath and yellowish-brown above. Some areas, such as the disc of the pronotum and margins of the elytra are darker. They are mostly dull and glabrous. ^[4]

References

1. BioLib
2. Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 4, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
3. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gynaecoserica marginipes 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 4, 2025.
4. Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.