Taxonomic review on the Trioserica Moser, 1922 species of China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)

Abstract

In the present study the taxonomy of the species of the genus Trioserica Moser, 1922 from China is revised. We recorded so far six valid species, of which five resulted to be new to science: Trioserica cangyuanensis Ahrens, Liu Fabrizi, new species, T. daweishana Ahrens, Liu Fabrizi, new species, T. dinghushanica Ahrens, Liu Fabrizi, new species, T. lilongensis Ahrens, Liu Fabrizi, new species, and T. shiyiduiensis Ahrens, Liu Fabrizi, new species. The habitus and male genitalia of the species are illustrated and maps of their known distribution are shown.

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