Sericini

Sericini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are over 3000 described species in Sericini.[1][2][3] Members of this tribe can be identified using their mouthparts, specifically their three-jointed labium and asymmetric maxillae.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Genera
* 2 Fossil species
* 3 Selected former genera
* 4 References
* 5 Further reading

## Genera

The following genera are recognised in the tribe Sericini:[5]

* Subtribe Astaenina Burmeister, 1855
* Astaena Erichson, 1847
* Miotemna Lacordaire, 1856
* Parasymmela Pacheco, Monné, Vaz-de-Mello & Ahrens, 2022
* Raysymmela Saylor, 1947
* Sayloria Frey, 1975
* Symmela Erichson, 1835
* Subtribe Sericina Kirby, 1837
* Ahrenserica Allsopp & Schoolmeesters, 2024
* Amiserica Nomura, 1974
* Anomalophylla Reitter, 1887
* Anomioserica Arrow, 1946
* Aphenoserica Brenske, 1900
* Apotriodonta Baraud, 1962
* Archeohomaloplia Nikolajev, 1982
* Archoserica Brenske, 1898
* Blebea Lacroix, 1994
* Calloserica Brenske, 1894
* Camentoserica Brenske, 1900
* Charioserica Brenske, 1899
* Chrysoserica Brenske, 1899
* Clypeoserica Frey, 1970
* Comaserica Brenske, 1898
* Conioserica Brenske, 1900
* Corynoserica Moser, 1918
* Cyphoserica Brenske, 1900
* Deroserica Moser, 1915
* Diaphoroserica Péringuey, 1904
* Doxocalia Brenske, 1900
* Ercomoana Lacroix, 1994
* Eriphoserica Brenske, 1899
* Etiserica Péringuey, 1904
* Euphoresia Brenske, 1900
* Euserica Reitter, 1896
* Gastromaladera Nomura, 1973
* Gastroserica Brenske, 1898
* Glaphyserica Brenske, 1899
* Glycyserica Brenske, 1899
* Gryphonycha Péringuey, 1904
* Gynaecoserica Brenske, 1896
* Heteroserica Brenske, 1899
* Homaloserica Brenske, 1898
* Hoplomaladera Nomura, 1974
* Hyposerica Brenske, 1898
* Lamproserica Brenske, 1898
* Lasioserica Brenske, 1898
* Lepidoserica Nikolajev, 1979
* Maladera Mulsant, 1871
* Manoserica Moser, 1924
* Mericserica Brenske, 1899
* Mesoserica Brenske, 1898
* Microserica Brenske, 1894
* Microsericaria Nikolajev, 1979
* Moronoserica Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023
* Nedymoserica Brenske, 1900
* Nematoserica Arrow, 1917
* Neomaladera Baraud, 1965
* Neoserica Brenske, 1894
* Nepaloserica Frey, 1965
* Neuroserica Brenske, 1900
* Nipponoserica Nomura, 1973
* Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817
* Onychoserica Moser, 1916
* Ovoserica Frey, 1968
* Oxyserica Brenske, 1899
* Pachyderoserica Moser, 1920
* Pachyserica Brenske, 1898
* Paraserica Reitter, 1896
* Parautoserica Lacroix, Coache & Filippi, 2022
* Parthenoserica Brenske, 1899
* Periserica Brenske, 1899
* Philoserica Brenske, 1898
* Phylloserica Brenske, 1899
* Plaesioserica Brenske, 1899
* Pleophylla Erichson, 1847
* Plotopuserica Brenske, 1899
* Plusioserica Brenske, 1899
* Psednoserica Brenske, 1899
* Pseudosericania Kobayashi, 1980
* Rhynchoserica Burgeon, 1942
* Serica MacLeay, 1819
* Sericania Motschulsky, 1860
* Setiserica Miyake, 2002
* Somatoserica Brenske, 1899
* Sphecoserica Brenske, 1899
* Stenoserica Brenske, 1900
* Straliga Fairmaire, 1901
* Tamnoserica Brenske, 1899
* Tephraeoserica Brenske, 1900
* Teraserica Brenske, 1898
* Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004
* Thrymoserica Brenske, 1900
* Trachyserica Brenske, 1899
* Trichomaladera Nomura, 1974
* Trioserica Moser, 1922
* Xenoserica Ahrens, 2005
* Subtribe Trochalina Brenske, 1898
* Ablaberoides Blanchard, 1850
* Allokotarsa Péringuey, 1904
* Alogistotarsa Péringuey, 1904
* Antitrochalus Brenske, 1900
* Aulacoserica Brenske, 1900
* Bilga Fairmaire, 1893
* Campylotrochalus Brenske, 1900
* Cyrtotrochalus Brenske, 1900
* Doleroserica Péringuey, 1904
* Dolerotarsa Péringuey, 1904
* Heterotrochalus Moser, 1918
* Idaeserica Péringuey, 1904
* Loboserica Kolbe, 1914
* Loricatarsa Frey, 1969
* Mesotrochalus Kolbe, 1914
* Microtrochalus Brenske, 1900
* Phyllotrochalus Brenske, 1900
* Pseudotrochalus Quedenfeldt, 1884
* Sphaerotrochalus Brenske, 1900
* Stilbotrochalus Kolbe, 1914
* Triacmoserica Kolbe, 1914
* Trochaloserica Brenske, 1900
* Trochalus Laporte, 1832
* Xenotrochalus Moser, 1917
* Subtribe unassigned
* Emphania Erichson, 1847
* Hellaserica Baraud & Nicolas, 1966
* Hetamius Fairmaire, 1893
* Hyboserica Péringuey, 1904
* Hymenochelus Reitter, 1890
* Hymenoplia Eschscholtz, 1830
* Leoserica Fabrizi, Eberle & Ahrens, 2019
* Neosericania Miyake & Yamaya, 1994
* Paramaladera Nomura, 1974
* Paratriodonta Baraud, 1962
* Pseudomaladera Nomura, 1974
* Selaserica Brenske, 1898
* Synacta Fairmaire, 1899
* Triodontella Reitter, 1919
* Trochaloschema Reitter, 1896

## Fossil species

* †Cretoserica Nikolajev, 1998
* †Cretoserica latitibialis Nikolajev, 1998
* †Lithanomala Nikolajev, 1992
* †Lithanomala crassa (Ponomarenko, 1990)
* †Lithanomala oblonga (Ponomarenko, 1990)
* †Lithanomala sibirica (Ponomarenko, 1990)
* †Mioserica Zhang, 1989
* †Mioserica margelis Zhang, 1989

## Selected former genera

* Arraphytarsa Péringuey, 1904

## References

1. ↑ Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.
2. ↑ "Sericini Tribe Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/41313. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
3. ↑ "Sericini Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=926271. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
4. ↑ Frings, Jujinga; Lago, Paul; Ahrens, Dirk (2019-11-23). Bradler, Sven. ed. "Morphology of mouthparts poorly resolves the phylogeny of Sericini chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Zoologischer Anzeiger: 53–65. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2019.11.008. https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0044523119301342?token=A10A1C204BFE8BD64F872D2721244669535B5A03516D9B68D1F84379E27A04088BEDAC59539E04DD0C494F9E1093FB0C. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
5. ↑ "Search". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/search.

* Bouchard, P., Y. Bousquet, A. Davies, M. Alonso-Zarazaga, J. Lawrence, C. Lyal, A. Newton, et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys, vol. 88, 1–972.

## Further reading

* Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0.
* Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
* Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.

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