New species and records of Sericini scarab beetles from the Indian subcontinent (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)

Authors: Sreedevi, Kolla Countries: India, Nepal DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.772.25320 Published: Jan. 1, 2018 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: chafers · Topics: Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies

The current paper presents new locality records, including first state records for Mizoram, of 92 species of Sericini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Indian subcontinent. Eight new species are described herein: Maladera alloservitrita sp. n., M. kolasibensis sp. n., M. mizoramensis sp. n., Neoserica radhanagariensis sp. n., Serica (s. str.) basantapurensissp. n., S. (s. str.) mahakaliensissp. n., S. (s. str.) therathumensissp. n., and S. (s. str.) zianiisp. n.

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