Oxyserica gandakiensis

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Oxyserica gandakiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Oxyserica
Species:
O. gandakiensis
Binomial name
Oxyserica gandakiensis
(Ahrens, 1998)
Synonyms
  • Microserica gandakiensisAhrens, 1998 [1]

Oxyserica gandakiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in western-central Nepal. [2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.6-5.6 mm. They have a black, elongate-oval body. The elytra are reddish brown with black margins. [3]

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 31, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. Ahrens, Dirk (1998). "Revision der Sericinae des Himalaya-gebietes. Neue arten der Microserica marginata gruppe". Entomologische Abhandlungen Staatlichen Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden. 58 (2): 29–51. Retrieved November 7, 2025.