Sericini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are over 3000 described species in Sericini. Members of this tribe can be identified using their mouthparts, specifically their three-jointed labium and asymmetric maxillae.
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the tribe Sericini:
- Subtribe Astaenina <small>Burmeister, 1855</small>
- Astaena <small>Erichson, 1847</small>
- Miotemna <small>Lacordaire, 1856</small>
- Parasymmela <small> Pacheco, Monné, Vaz-de-Mello & Ahrens, 2022</small>
- Raysymmela <small> Saylor, 1947</small>
- Sayloria <small> Frey, 1975</small>
- Symmela <small> Erichson, 1835</small>
- Subtribe Sericina <small>Kirby, 1837</small>
- Ahrenserica <small> Allsopp & Schoolmeesters, 2024</small>
- Amiserica <small> Nomura, 1974</small>
- Anomalophylla <small> Reitter, 1887</small>
- Anomioserica <small> Arrow, 1946</small>
- Aphenoserica <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Apotriodonta <small> Baraud, 1962</small>
- Archeohomaloplia <small> Nikolajev, 1982</small>
- Archoserica <small> Brenske, 1898</small>
- Blebea <small> Lacroix, 1994</small>
- Calloserica <small> Brenske, 1894</small>
- Camentoserica <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Charioserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Chrysoserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Clypeoserica <small> Frey, 1970</small>
- Comaserica <small> Brenske, 1898</small>
- Conioserica <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Corynoserica <small> Moser, 1918</small>
- Cyphoserica <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Deroserica <small> Moser, 1915</small>
- Diaphoroserica <small> Péringuey, 1904</small>
- Doxocalia <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Ercomoana <small> Lacroix, 1994</small>
- Eriphoserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Etiserica <small>Péringuey, 1904</small>
- Euphoresia <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Euserica <small> Reitter, 1896</small>
- Gastromaladera <small> Nomura, 1973</small>
- Gastroserica <small> Brenske, 1898</small>
- Glaphyserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Glycyserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Gryphonycha <small> Péringuey, 1904</small>
- Gynaecoserica <small> Brenske, 1896</small>
- Heteroserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Homaloserica <small> Brenske, 1898</small>
- Hoplomaladera <small> Nomura, 1974</small>
- Hyposerica <small> Brenske, 1898</small>
- Lamproserica <small> Brenske, 1898</small>
- Lasioserica <small> Brenske, 1898</small>
- Lepidoserica <small> Nikolajev, 1979</small>
- Maladera <small> Mulsant, 1871</small>
- Manoserica <small> Moser, 1924</small>
- Mericserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Mesoserica <small> Brenske, 1898</small>
- Microserica <small> Brenske, 1894</small>
- Microsericaria <small> Nikolajev, 1979</small>
- Moronoserica <small> Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023</small>
- Nedymoserica <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Nematoserica <small> Arrow, 1917</small>
- Neomaladera <small> Baraud, 1965</small>
- Neoserica <small> Brenske, 1894</small>
- Nepaloserica <small> Frey, 1965</small>
- Neuroserica <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Nipponoserica <small> Nomura, 1973</small>
- Omaloplia <small> Schönherr, 1817</small>
- Onychoserica <small> Moser, 1916</small>
- Ovoserica <small> Frey, 1968</small>
- Oxyserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Pachyderoserica <small> Moser, 1920</small>
- Pachyserica <small> Brenske, 1898</small>
- Paraserica <small> Reitter, 1896</small>
- Parautoserica <small> Lacroix, Coache & Filippi, 2022</small>
- Parthenoserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Periserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Philoserica <small> Brenske, 1898</small>
- Phylloserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Plaesioserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Pleophylla <small> Erichson, 1847</small>
- Plotopuserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Plusioserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Psednoserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Pseudosericania <small> Kobayashi, 1980</small>
- Rhynchoserica <small> Burgeon, 1942</small>
- Serica <small> MacLeay, 1819</small>
- Sericania <small> Motschulsky, 1860</small>
- Setiserica <small> Miyake, 2002</small>
- Somatoserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Sphecoserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Stenoserica <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Straliga <small> Fairmaire, 1901</small>
- Tamnoserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Tephraeoserica <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Teraserica <small> Brenske, 1898</small>
- Tetraserica <small> Ahrens, 2004</small>
- Thrymoserica <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Trachyserica <small> Brenske, 1899</small>
- Trichomaladera <small> Nomura, 1974</small>
- Trioserica <small> Moser, 1922</small>
- Xenoserica <small> Ahrens, 2005</small>
- Subtribe Trochalina <small>Brenske, 1898</small>
- Ablaberoides <small> Blanchard, 1850</small>
- Allokotarsa <small> Péringuey, 1904</small>
- Alogistotarsa <small> Péringuey, 1904</small>
- Antitrochalus <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Aulacoserica <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Bilga <small> Fairmaire, 1893</small>
- Campylotrochalus <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Cyrtotrochalus <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Doleroserica <small> Péringuey, 1904</small>
- Dolerotarsa <small> Péringuey, 1904</small>
- Heterotrochalus <small> Moser, 1918</small>
- Idaeserica <small> Péringuey, 1904</small>
- Loboserica <small> Kolbe, 1914</small>
- Loricatarsa <small> Frey, 1969</small>
- Mesotrochalus <small> Kolbe, 1914</small>
- Microtrochalus <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Phyllotrochalus <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Pseudotrochalus <small> Quedenfeldt, 1884</small>
- Sphaerotrochalus <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Stilbotrochalus <small> Kolbe, 1914</small>
- Triacmoserica <small> Kolbe, 1914</small>
- Trochaloserica <small> Brenske, 1900</small>
- Trochalus <small> Laporte, 1832</small>
- Xenotrochalus <small> Moser, 1917</small>
- Subtribe unassigned
- Emphania <small>Erichson, 1847</small>
- Hellaserica <small>Baraud & Nicolas, 1966</small>
- Hetamius <small> Fairmaire, 1893</small>
- Hyboserica <small> Péringuey, 1904</small>
- Hymenochelus <small>Reitter, 1890</small>
- Hymenoplia <small> Eschscholtz, 1830</small>
- Leoserica <small> Fabrizi, Eberle & Ahrens, 2019</small>
- Neosericania <small> Miyake & Yamaya, 1994</small>
- Paramaladera <small> Nomura, 1974</small>
- Paratriodonta <small> Baraud, 1962</small>
- Pseudomaladera <small> Nomura, 1974</small>
- Selaserica <small> Brenske, 1898</small>
- Synacta <small> Fairmaire, 1899</small>
- Triodontella <small> Reitter, 1919</small>
- Trochaloschema <small> Reitter, 1896</small>
Fossil species
- â Cretoserica <small>Nikolajev, 1998</small>
- â Cretoserica latitibialis <small>Nikolajev, 1998</small>
- â Lithanomala <small>Nikolajev, 1992</small>
- â Lithanomala crassa <small>(Ponomarenko, 1990)</small>
- â Lithanomala oblonga <small>(Ponomarenko, 1990)</small>
- â Lithanomala sibirica <small>(Ponomarenko, 1990)</small>
- â Mioserica <small>Zhang, 1989</small>
- â Mioserica margelis <small>Zhang, 1989</small>
Selected former genera
References
- 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, 1âÂÂ972.
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 .
- Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.