Gynaecoserica yigongensis

Last updated

Gynaecoserica yigongensis
Gynaecoserica yigongensis.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Gynaecoserica
Species:
G. yigongensis
Binomial name
Gynaecoserica yigongensis
Liu & Ahrens, 2014

Gynaecoserica yigongensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Xizang). [2] [3]

Contents

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.1–6.2 mm. They have a shiny, oblong body. The surface is dark reddish brown, with the frons, abdomen and some spots on the elytra dark brown and the legs and antennae yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is nearly glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality, Yigong. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gynaecoserica yigongensis 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 Liu, W.; Bai, M.; Yang, X; Ahrens, D. (2014). "Towards an improved knowledge of Sericini of the Tibetan highland: new species and records (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 63 (2): 157–172. Retrieved November 17, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.