A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)

A review on the Chinese species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, is presented. The lectotype of Tetraserica tonkinensis (Moser, 1908), comb. n. is designated. Twenty-nine new Tetraserica species are described from China and adjacent regions: Tetraserica anhuaensis sp. n., T. changjiangensis sp. n., T. c...

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Main Authors: Wangang Liu, Silvia Fabrizi, Ming Bai, Xing-Ke Yang, Dirk Ahrens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-10-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4173
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author Wangang Liu
Silvia Fabrizi
Ming Bai
Xing-Ke Yang
Dirk Ahrens
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description A review on the Chinese species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, is presented. The lectotype of Tetraserica tonkinensis (Moser, 1908), comb. n. is designated. Twenty-nine new Tetraserica species are described from China and adjacent regions: Tetraserica anhuaensis sp. n., T. changjiangensis sp. n., T. changshouensis sp. n., T. damaidiensis sp. n., T. daqingshanica sp. n., T. fikaceki sp. n., T. graciliforceps sp. n., T. jinghongensis sp. n., T. leishanica sp. n., T. liangheensis sp. n., T. linaoshanica sp. n., T. longipenis sp. n., T. longzhouensis sp. n., T. maoershanensis sp. n., T. mengeana sp. n., T. menglongensis sp. n., T. pingjiangensis sp. n., T. ruiliana sp. n., T. ruiliensis sp. n., T. sculptilis sp. n., T. shangsiensis sp. n., T. shunbiensis sp. n., T. sigulianshanica sp. n., T. tianchiensis sp. n., T. wandingensis sp. n., T. wangtongensis sp. n., T. xichouensis sp. n., T. yaoanica sp. n., T. yaoquensis sp. n. A key to the Chinese Tetraserica species is given, species distribution as well as the habitus and male genitalia of all species are illustrated.
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spelling doaj.art-fe66083b504341bfaf49f5b2522198ec2022-12-22T03:13:53ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702014-10-0144808312110.3897/zookeys.448.84294173A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)Wangang LiuSilvia FabriziMing BaiXing-Ke YangDirk AhrensA review on the Chinese species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, is presented. The lectotype of Tetraserica tonkinensis (Moser, 1908), comb. n. is designated. Twenty-nine new Tetraserica species are described from China and adjacent regions: Tetraserica anhuaensis sp. n., T. changjiangensis sp. n., T. changshouensis sp. n., T. damaidiensis sp. n., T. daqingshanica sp. n., T. fikaceki sp. n., T. graciliforceps sp. n., T. jinghongensis sp. n., T. leishanica sp. n., T. liangheensis sp. n., T. linaoshanica sp. n., T. longipenis sp. n., T. longzhouensis sp. n., T. maoershanensis sp. n., T. mengeana sp. n., T. menglongensis sp. n., T. pingjiangensis sp. n., T. ruiliana sp. n., T. ruiliensis sp. n., T. sculptilis sp. n., T. shangsiensis sp. n., T. shunbiensis sp. n., T. sigulianshanica sp. n., T. tianchiensis sp. n., T. wandingensis sp. n., T. wangtongensis sp. n., T. xichouensis sp. n., T. yaoanica sp. n., T. yaoquensis sp. n. A key to the Chinese Tetraserica species is given, species distribution as well as the habitus and male genitalia of all species are illustrated.http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4173
spellingShingle Wangang Liu
Silvia Fabrizi
Ming Bai
Xing-Ke Yang
Dirk Ahrens
A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)
ZooKeys
title A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)
title_full A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)
title_fullStr A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)
title_full_unstemmed A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)
title_short A taxonomic review on the species of Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004, of China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini)
title_sort taxonomic review on the species of tetraserica ahrens 2004 of china coleoptera scarabaeidae sericini
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