Sericina Kirby, 1837

Bouchard, Patrice, Bousquet, Yves, Davies, Anthony E., Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., Lawrence, John F., Lyal, Chris H. C., Newton, Alfred F., Reid, Chris A. M., Schmitt, Michael, Ślipinski, S. Adam & Smith, Andrew B. T., 2011, Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, pp. 1-972 : 128-129

Subtribe Sericina Kirby, 1837

Sericidae Kirby, 1837: 128 [stem: Seric-]. Type genus: Serica W. S. MacLeay, 1819. Comment: published 23 October 1837; this family-group name was also proposed in the same year by Hope (1837 ["31 December"]: 73, 107, as Sericidae ); Hope (1840a: 112) refers to the publication by Kirby (1837) which is further evidence that the publication by Kirby was published first (see A. B. T. Smith 2006: 165).

Omalopliites Blanchard, 1845a: 212 [stem: Omalopli-]. Type genus: Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Gistel (1848: [5], as Omalopliaeidae [incorrect stem formation]), generally accepted as in Blanchard (1853: 129, as Omalopliitae ); Omalopliites Blanchard, 1845 treated as unavailable and the first available name based on this type genus listed as Homalopliina H. C. C. Burmeister, 1855 by A. B. T. Smith (2006: 165).

Astaenidae H. C. C. Burmeister, 1855: 123 [stem: Astaen-]. Type genus: Astaena Erichson, 1847.