New Tetraserica and Trioserica species from China and Vietnam (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericinae, Sericini)

Authors: Ahrens, Dirk Countries: Laos, People's Republic of China, Thailand, Vietnam DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.10.189744 Published: Jan. 1, 2026 Source: Evolutionary Systematics OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Chafers · Topics: Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography, Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies

In the current study we describe four new species from China and Vietnam belonging to the genera Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 and Trioserica Moser, 1922: Tetraserica dietzi sp. nov. (Vietnam), T. mingzhii sp. nov. (China), T. xinba sp. nov. (China), and Trioserica bidoupnuiba sp. nov. (Vietnam). The keys of the respective genera are updated, diagnostic characters of the new species illustrated, and new records of other, already known species are presented.

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