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]

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

↑ Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.
↑ "Sericini Tribe Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/41313. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
↑ "Sericini Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=926271. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
↑ 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.
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Sericini

Topic: Biology

Contents

Genera

Fossil species

Selected former genera

References

Further reading