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

By

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

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

721

Pages

65-91

Subjects

Beetles , chafers , China , new records , new species , Nipponoserica , Paraserica

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.721.13918

 

Abstract

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.