Gynaecoserica variipennis

Gynaecoserica variipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Gynaecoserica
Species:	G. variipennis
Binomial name
Gynaecoserica variipennis (Moser, 1916) [1]
Synonyms
Lasioserica variipennisMoser, 1916 Lasioserica wuermliiFrey, 1975

Gynaecoserica variipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[2] It is found in Bhutan and in the Himalaya from eastern central Nepal to the Darjeeling-Sikkim area in India. ^{[3] [2]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5 mm (ssp. variipennis) and about 4.5 mm (ssp. wuermlii). They have a narrow, elongated body, speckled with light and dark. The head and pronotum have a green metallic shine. The dorsal surface is mostly dull, with a few single, long setae. ^[4]

Subspecies

• Gynaecoserica variipennis variipennis (Himalaya, from eastern central Nepal to the Darjeeling-Sikkim area)
• Gynaecoserica variipennis wuermlii(Frey, 1972) (Bhutan)

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 variipennis 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. (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.