Gastroserica fengduana
| Gastroserica fengduana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gastroserica |
| Species: | G. fengduana
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastroserica fengduana Liu & Ahrens, 2014
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Gastroserica fengduana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Sichuan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.3 mm. They have an oval body. The body, including the legs, is yellowish brown, while the head and disc of the pronotum are darker. The dorsal surface is moderately shiny, with sparse, long, erect setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the type locality, Fengdu.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gastroserica (Gastroserica) fengduana 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 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c Liu, W.; Bai, M.; Yang, X.; Ahrens, D. (2014). "An update to the taxonomy of the genus Gastroserica Brenske (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)". ZooKeys. 426: 87–110. Retrieved November 26, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.