A key to species of the genus Gastroserica Brenske of the China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini), with the description of two new species and two new records for China

By

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

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

139

Pages

23-44

Subjects

China , Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini , Gastroserica , key , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.139.1702

 

Abstract

Based on a revision of the material housed in Chinese collections and a key to species of Gastroserica of China is provided. Two new species are described, habitus photographs, and illustrations of the genitalia are given: Gastroserica nigrofasciata sp. n. (from China: Guangxi and Guizhou Prov.), G. yunnanensis sp. n. (from China: Yunnan Prov.). Besides, illustrations of the genitalia of species mentioned in the key are provided. Additional distribution records of the Gastroserica species including an updated distribution map are given.