September 12, 2025

Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)

Key Points

Six new species of sericini were identified in Southern India, contributing to the understanding of Scarabaeidae diversity.
New locality records included 29 species, with updates on their presence in various regions of India.
Differential diagnoses were provided, along with detailed illustrations of male genitalia and overall appearance for each new species.
The findings enhance the existing knowledge of beetle fauna in the region, emphasizing conservation needs.

Abstract

Six new species of Sericini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae) are described from India: Maladera silviae Sreedevi & Ahrens, sp. nov., M. judithae Sreedevi & Ahrens, sp. nov., M. thandigudiensis Sreedevi & Ahrens, sp. nov., M. (Hemiserica) subinaequalis Sreedevi & Ahrens, sp. nov., Neoserica berlineri Sreedevi & Ahrens, sp. nov., and Selaserica peechi Sreedevi & Ahrens, sp. nov. For the new species, differential diagnoses and illustrations of male genitalia and habitus are provided. This paper also presents new locality records of 29 species from India, including one first country and 11 new state records.

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Sreedevi et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d44c4d31b076d99fa55e30 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9

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