Gynaecoserica pellecta

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Gynaecoserica pellecta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Gynaecoserica
Species:
G. pellecta
Binomial name
Gynaecoserica pellecta
Brenske, 1896 [1]
Synonyms
  • Serica minutulaBrenske, 1894 (nec Heer, 1862)

Gynaecoserica pellecta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found from eastern-central Nepal to Bhutan. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.3-4.8 mm. They have a light yellow to dark brown body. The dorsal surface with long setae. [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 October 23, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.
  4. Ahrens, D. (1996). "Revision der Sericini des Himalaya und angrenzender Gebiete. Die gattungen Lasioserica Brenske, 1896 und Gynaecoserica Brenske, 1896 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea)" (PDF). Schwanfelder Coleopterologische Mitteilungen. 16: 1–48. Retrieved November 24, 2025.