A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)

By

Liu, Wan-Gang
Fabrizi, Silvia
Bai, Ming
Yang, Xingke.
Ahrens, Dirk

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

448

Pages

83-121

Subjects

Beetles , chafers , China , new species , Tetraserica

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.448.8429

 

Abstract

A review on the Chinese species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, is presented. The lectotype of Tetraserica tonkinensis (Moser, 1908), comb. n. is designated. Twenty-nine new Tetraserica species are described from China and adjacent regions: Tetraserica anhuaensis sp. n., T. changjiangensis sp. n., T. changshouensis sp. n., T. damaidiensis sp. n., T. daqingshanica sp. n., T. fikaceki sp. n., T. graciliforceps sp. n., T. jinghongensis sp. n., T. leishanica sp. n., T. liangheensis sp. n., T. linaoshanica sp. n., T. longipenis sp. n., T. longzhouensis sp. n., T. maoershanensis sp. n., T. mengeana sp. n., T. menglongensis sp. n., T. pingjiangensis sp. n., T. ruiliana sp. n., T. ruiliensis sp. n., T. sculptilis sp. n., T. shangsiensis sp. n., T. shunbiensis sp. n., T. sigulianshanica sp. n., T. tianchiensis sp. n., T. wandingensis sp. n., T. wangtongensis sp. n., T. xichouensis sp. n., T. yaoanica sp. n., T. yaoquensis sp. n. A key to the Chinese Tetraserica species is given, species distribution as well as the habitus and male genitalia of all species are illustrated.