New species of Nipponoserica and Paraserica from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)

Authors: Liu, Wan-Gang Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.721.13918 Published: Jan. 1, 2017 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Beetles · Topics: Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna, Evolution and Paleontology Studies

The species of the genera Nipponoserica Nomura, 1973 and Paraserica Reitter, 1896 from China are revised. The following eight new species are described from China: Paraserica camillerii Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, sp. n., P. mupuensis Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, sp. n., P. wangi Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, sp. n., Nipponoserica alloshanghaiensis Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, sp. n., N. anjiensis Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, sp. n., N. jiankouensis Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, sp. n., N. henanensis Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, sp. n., and N. sericanioides Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, sp. n. A key to the species of the genera examined here and maps of the species distribution are provided. Habitus and male genitalia are illustrated.

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