Sericini

Tribe of beetles

Sericini

Serica brunnea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Subfamily:	Melolonthinae
Tribe:	Sericini Kirby, 1837

Sericini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 100 described species in Sericini.^[1]^[2] Members of this tribe can be identified using their mouthparts, specifically their three-jointed labium and asymmetric maxillae.^[3]

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the tribe Sericini:^[4]

Ablaberoides Blanchard, 1850
Allokotarsa Péringuey, 1904
Alogistotarsa Péringuey, 1904
Amiserica Nomura, 1974
Anomalophylla Reitter, 1887
Anomioserica Arrow, 1946
Antitrochalus Brenske, 1900
Aphaenoserica Brenske, 1900
Apotriodonta Baraud, 1962
Archeohomaloplia Nikolajev, 1982
Archoserica Brenske, 1898
Arraphytarsa Péringuey, 1904
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
†Cretoserica Nikolajev, 1998
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
†Lithanomala Nikolajev, 1992
Loboserica Kolbe, 1914
Loricatarsa Frey, 1969
Maladera Mulsant, 1871
Manoserica Moser, 1924
Mericserica Brenske, 1899
Mesoserica Brenske, 1898
Mesotrochalus Kolbe, 1914
Microserica Brenske, 1894
Microsericaria Nikolajev, 1979
Microtrochalus Brenske, 1900
†Mioserica Zhang, 1989
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

References

^ "Sericini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ "Sericini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ 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.
^ "Search". COL. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

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