Gynaecoserica victori

Gynaecoserica victori
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Gynaecoserica
Species:	G. victori
Binomial name
Gynaecoserica victori Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2011

Gynaecoserica victori is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Bhutan. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8 mm. They have an oblong body. The dorsal surface is brown with the margins of the pronotum lighter and with numerous yellowish dots on the elytra. The antennae and legs are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull and sparsely setose. ^[3]

Etymology

The species name refers to the collector of the species, Victor Siniaev. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gynaecoserica victori 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. Ahrens, D.; Fabrizi, S. (2011). "New species of Sericini from the Himalaya and adjacent mountains (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 60 (2): 139–164. Retrieved November 17, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.