An update to the taxonomy of Serica MacLeay, 1819

In this paper we update the knowledge on the species of Serica McLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) occurring in Yunnan, Sichuan, and Shaanxi provinces, China. Three new species are described: Serica allonanhua Liu, Ahrens, Li & Su, sp. nov. , S. breviantennalis Liu, Ahrens, Li & Su, sp. nov. , and S....

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Published in:ZooKeys 2023-11 (2), p.181
Main Authors: Su, Xie, Li, Wei, Liu, Wan-Gang, Ahrens, Dirk, Zheng, Ying-Juan, Liu, Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Beetles
Genetic markers
Morphology (Animals)
Phylogeny
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Summary:In this paper we update the knowledge on the species of Serica McLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) occurring in Yunnan, Sichuan, and Shaanxi provinces, China. Three new species are described: Serica allonanhua Liu, Ahrens, Li & Su, sp. nov. , S. breviantennalis Liu, Ahrens, Li & Su, sp. nov. , and S. fengensis Liu, Ahrens, Li & Su, sp. nov. The key to the species groups and species is updated. The habitus and male genitalia of the new species are illustrated, and a map showing their distribution is provided. New distributional data are given for four species.
ISSN:1313-2989
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.1185.109154