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Issue: Vol. 392 No. 1: 23 Dec. 2003
Type: Article
Published: 2003-12-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.392.1.1
Page range: 1–8
Abstract views: 130
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The identity of Maladera infuscata (Moser, 1915), with description of a new species from Taiwan (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)

Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (DEI) im Zentrum für Agrarlandschafts- und Landnutzungsforschung, Schicklerstr. 5, D-16225 Eberswalde, Germany
Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Sericini Maladera Taiwan Korea China new species new synonymy

Abstract

During a revision of type material of Asian Sericini, the identity of Maladera infuscata (Moser, 1915) was clarified and the following new synonymies were established: Maladera infuscata (Moser, 1915) (= Autoserica koreana Moser, 1919 syn. n.; Aserica okamotoi Murayama, 1938 syn. n.). Taiwanese specimens formerly identified as Maladera infuscata belong to a hitherto undescribed species described herein as Maladera howdeni sp. n.

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