Maladera (subgen. Aserica Lewis, 1895)
Aserica Lewis, 1895: 394 (type species Autoserica secreta Brenske, 1897; by subsequent designation-Arrow 1946a).
Maladera (subg. Aserica): Ahrens 2006b: 234; 2007b: 19; Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016: 136
Key to species of Maladera (sbg. Aserica) occurring in China (³³):
1 Parameres without basal lobe. Median apical phallobasal process nearly completely reduced in length.............................................................................. Maladera shaowuensis Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, sp. n.
1’ Parameres with distinct basal lobe. Median apical phallobasal process long.............. Maladera secreta (Brenske, 1897)