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Issue: Vol. 5528 No. 1: 23 Oct. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-10-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5528.1.24
Page range: 339-356
Abstract views: 72
PDF downloaded: 71

The Sericini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae) from the Nanling Mountains, China

Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University); Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; College of Life Science; Northwest University; Taibai North Road 229; Xi’an 710069; China
Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University); Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; College of Life Science; Northwest University; Taibai North Road 229; Xi’an 710069; China
SKLLQG; Institute of Earth and Environment; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yanxiang Road 97; Yanta District; Xi’an 710061; China
Museum A. Koenig; Adenauerallee 127; 53113 Bonn; Germany
Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science; Beijing 100012; China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Box 92; No. 1; Beichen West Road; Chaoyang District; Beijing 100101; China; Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center; Northeast Forestry University; Harbin 150040; China
Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China (Northwest University); Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation; College of Life Science; Northwest University; Taibai North Road 229; Xi’an 710069; China; Department of Entomology; University of Manitoba; Winnipeg; MB R3T 2N2; Canada
Coleoptera Beetles chafers new species Nanling Mountains

Abstract

In this paper we update the knowledge on the species of Sericini occurring in the Nanling Mountains, China. This includes new records of 19 known species. Furthermore, six new species are described: Maladera paradaanensis Liu, Ahrens, Li & Yang, new species, M. tianqiae Liu, Ahrens, Li & Yang, new species, Neoserica (s. str.) parajingangshanica Liu, Ahrens, Li & Yang, new species, Tetraserica dabuensis Liu, Ahrens, Li & Yang, new species, Trioserica shimen Liu, Ahrens, Li & Yang, new species, and Lasioserica siyuanae Liu, Ahrens, Li & Yang, new species. The habitus and male genitalia of the new species are illustrated, and a map shows the distribution of the new species.

 

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