Taxonomic revision of Serica MacLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) from China and adjacent areas (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), with updates on Nipponoserica Nomura, 1972.

In this paper we revised the species of Serica McLeay, 1819 (sensu lato) occurring in China an adjacent areas, and provide an update on the genus Nipponoserica Nomura, 1972. The revision resulted in one new combination: Serica adspersa (Frey, 1972), new combination. Thirty-nine new species are described: Nipponoserica daqiao Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, new species, Serica allolongipes Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, new species, S.

An overview on the genus Amiserica Nomura, 1974 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini).

Here we present an overview of the species of the genus Amiserica Nomura, 1974. The taxonomy of the species of eastern Asia (China and adjacent regions) is revised herein, which so far have not been treated yet. Twenty-eight species are discovered new to science: Amiserica basisymmetrica Ahrens, Fabrizi Liu, new species, A.

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

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.

A monograph of the genus Maladera Mulsant amp; Rey, 1871 of China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini).

In the present monograph, the taxonomy of the species of the genus Maladera Mulsant Rey, 1871 from China is revised. We recorded 224 valid species for China, including 152 species new to science: Maladera allonitens Ahrens, Fabrizi Liu, sp. n.

A monograph on the genus from the Indochinese region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini).

In this monograph on the Indochinese species of Ahrens, 2004 all species distributed in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, and mainland Malaysia are covered as well as those of the Indian province Mizoram. From this revision, the following new combinations result: (Frey, 1972), , (Frey, 1972), , (Brenske, 1898), , (Brenske, 1898), , (Moser, 1922), , (Frey, 1972), , (Frey, 1969), , and (Frey, 1972), Two new synonyms were found: Kobayashi, 2017 (.) = (Frey, 1972); Liu et al.

Sex-Biased Dispersal Obscures Species Boundaries in Integrative Species Delimitation Approaches.

Accurate delimitation of species is crucial for a stable taxonomy, which provides the foundation for the study of evolutionary biology, ecology, and essentially all biological disciplines. Several approaches toward impartial and repeatable taxonomic practices are available but all existing methods have potentially unacceptable shortcomings. In particular, problems can arise when the underlying model assumptions are violated, for instance, in the presence of reduced gene flow.

New species and records of Sericini scarab beetles from the Indian subcontinent (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae).

The current paper presents new locality records, including first state records for Mizoram, of 92 species of Sericini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Indian subcontinent. Eight new species are described herein: , , , , Serica (s. str.

New species of and from China (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini).

The species of the genera Nomura, 1973 and Reitter, 1896 from China are revised. The following eight new species are described from China: Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, , and Ahrens, Fabrizi, & Liu, A key to the species of the genera examined here and maps of the species distribution are provided. Habitus and male genitalia are illustrated.

A historical biogeography of megadiverse Sericini-another story "out of Africa"?

Megadiverse insect groups present special difficulties for biogeographers because poor classification, incomplete knowledge of taxonomy, and many undescribed species can introduce a priori sampling bias to any analysis. The historical biogeography of Sericini, a tribe of melolonthine scarabs comprising about 4000 species, was investigated using the most comprehensive and time-calibrated molecular phylogeny available today. Problems arising through nomenclatural confusion were overcome by extensive sampling (665 species) from all major lineages of the tribe.

A taxonomic revision of (): the species groups , , and (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini).

The species of the Brenske, 1898, (Blanchard, 1850) and Brenske, 1902 species groups are revised. The study resulted in the following new synonymies and combinations: (Blanchard, 1850) = Frey, 1972, , = (Arrow, 1946), ; (Brenske, 1898), , and (Arrow, 1946), The known species are redescribed. The following nine new species are described from China: Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, , Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, , and Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, A key to the Sericini genera with multilamellate antenna, species groups of of mainland Asia, and species of the species groups examined here are provided.

A molecular phylogeny of rose chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) reveals a complex and concerted morphological evolution related to their flight mode.

Rose chafers (Cetoniinae) are a large group of flower visitors within the pleurostict Scarabaeidae that are characterized by their distinctive flight mode with nearly closed forewings. Despite their popularity, this is the first study to use molecular data to infer their phylogenetic relationships. We used partial gene sequences for 28S rRNA, cytochrome oxidase I (cox1) and 16S rRNA (rrnL) for 299 species, representing most recognized subfamilies of Scarabaeidae, including 125 species of Cetoniinae.

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 Tetrasericatonkinensis (Moser, 1908), comb. n.

A taxonomic revision of the Neoserica(sensu lato)calva group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini).

The species of the Neoserica(sensu lato)calva group are revised. Neosericacalva Frey, 1972, comb. n.

A taxonomic revision of the Neoserica (sensu lato) pilosula group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini).

Nine new species of the Neoserica (sensu lato) pilosula Moser, 1915, group are described from China: Neoserica curvipenis sp. n., N.

A taxonomic review of the Neoserica (sensu lato) septemlamellata group (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini).

In the present paper the species belonging to the Neoserica (sensu lato) septemlamellata group, that included so far only four known species, are revised. Here we describe eleven new species originating mainly from Indochina and Southern China: N. daweishanica sp.

Integrative analysis of DNA phylogeography and morphology of the European rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) to infer species taxonomy and patterns of postglacial colonisation in Europe.

Integrative taxonomy has been proposed as a framework to unify new conceptual and methodological developments in quantitative assessment of trait variation used in species delimitation, but empirical studies in this young branch of systematics are rare. Here we use standard phylogenetic and parsimony network analyses on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA (Cox1, ITS1) of 230 individuals from 65 European sampling sites in order to deduce population structure of Cetonia beetles from geno- and haplotypes. Statistical measures of population differentiation are inferred on genealogical and geographical scales to test hypotheses about species limits and population history.