Sericini

Sericini
Serica brunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Melolonthinae
Tribe:	Sericini Kirby, 1837

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]

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

Fossil species

• †CretosericaNikolajev, 1998
  • †Cretoserica latitibialisNikolajev, 1998
• †LithanomalaNikolajev, 1992
  • †Lithanomala crassa(Ponomarenko, 1990)
  • †Lithanomala oblonga(Ponomarenko, 1990)
  • †Lithanomala sibirica(Ponomarenko, 1990)
• †MiosericaZhang, 1989
  • †Mioserica margelisZhang, 1989

Selected former genera

• Antitrochalus Brenske, 1900
• 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". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
3. "Sericini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
4. Frings, Jujinga; Lago, Paul; Ahrens, Dirk (23 November 2019). 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 . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
5. "Search". COL. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

• 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.