Tetraserica wapiensis (Frey, 1972) Frey, 1972

Fabrizi, Silvia, Dalstein, Vivian & Ahrens, Dirk, 2019, A monograph on the genus Tetraserica from the Indochinese region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini), ZooKeys 837, pp. 1-155 : 74-76

Tetraserica wapiensis (Frey, 1972) comb. n. Figures 32, 54

Neoserica wapiensis Frey, 1972: 203, fig. 66.

Type material examined.

Paratype: 1 ♂ “Süd Laos, Wapi, 1967/ Paratype Neoserica wapiensis G. Frey 1971" (CF).

Additional material examined.

Thailand: 1 ♂ "Thail.: Ko Samui Coral Cove; Light 0-10 NN 23.4.1991/ leg. F. Hieß / Coll. Dirk Ahrens" (ZFMK), 1 ♂ "836978/ 836978 Thailand Phetchabun Nam Nao NP Hill evergreen forest 838 m 9.-16.vi.2007 Leng Janteab leg. Tetraserica TIGERsp1" (QSBG), 1 ♂ "836987/ 836987 Thailand Phetchabun Nam Nao NP Hill evergreen forest 838 m 16-23.vi.2007 Noopean Hongyothi leg. Tetraserica TIGERsp1b" (QSBG), 1 ♂ "X-DA2449 labcode: VD010 THAILAND Petchabun Nam Nao NP Hill evergreen forest 838 m 16°44.387'N, 101°34.531'E, 2.-9.vi.2007, Noopean Hongyothi leg. T2433, Tetraserica TIGER sp1" (QSBG), 1 ♂ "X-DA4646 labcode: VD074 THAILAND Petchabun Nam Nao NP Hill evergreen forest 838 m Malaise trap, 16°44.387'N, 101°34.531E, 9-16.vi.2007, Leng Jantaleb leg. T2438, Tetraserica spTH_V41" (QSBG), 1 ♂ "X-DA4650 labcode: VD077 THAILAND Petchabun Nam Nao NP Hill evergreen forest 838m Malaise trap, 16°44.387'N, 101°34.531E, 9-16.vi.2007, Noopean Hongyothi leg. T 2436, Tetraserica spTH_V41/2" (QSBG), 1 ♂ "X-DA4651 labcode: VD078 THAILAND Petchabun Nam Nao NP Hill evergreen forest 838 m Malaise trap, 16°44.387'N, 101°34.531E, 9-16.vi.2007, Noopean Hongyothi leg. T2436, Tetraserica spTH_V42" (QSBG), 1 ♂ "X-DA4676 labcode: VD080 THAILAND Petchabun Nam Nao NP Hill evergreen forest 838 m Malaise trap, 16°44.387'N, 101°34.531E, 26.v.-2.vi.2007, Noopean Hongyothi leg. T2430, Tetraserica spTH_V42" (QSBG), 1 ♂ "X-DA4690 labcode: VD084 THAILAND Petchabun Nam Nao NP Hill evergreen forest 834m Malaise trap, 16°44.371'N, 101°34.549'E, 29.v.-2.vi.2007, Leng Jantaleb leg. T2429, Tetraserica spTH_V41" (QSBG), 1 ♂ "X-DA4708 labcode: VD090 THAILAND Petchabun Nam Nao NP Hill evergreen forest 883m Malaise trap, 16°44.402'N, 101°34.560'E, 26.v.-2.vi.2007, Leng Jantaleb leg. T2431, Tetraserica spTH_V41" (QSBG), 1 ♂ "X-DA4709 labcode: VD091 THAILAND Petchabun Nam Nao NP Hill evergreen forest 883 m Malaise trap, 16°44.402'N, 101°34.560'E, 26.v.-2.vi.2007, Leng Jantaleb leg. T2431, Tetraserica spTH_V42" (QSBG), 1 ♂ "X-DA4710 labcode: VD092 THAILAND Petchabun Nam Nao NP Hill evergreen forest 883 m Ma laise trap, 16°44.402'N, 101°34.560'E, 26.v.-2.vi.2007, Leng Jantaleb leg. T2431, Tetraserica spTH_V42" (QSBG), 1 ♂ "X-DA4711 labcode: VD092 THAILAND Petchabun Nam Nao NP Hill evergreen forest 883 m Malaise trap, 16°44.402'N, 101°34.560'E, 26.v.-2.vi.2007, Leng Jantaleb leg. T2431, Tetraserica spTH_V42" (ZFMK). Laos: 1 ♂ "LAOS, SEKONG prov. Ca. 12 km S Sekong TAD FAEK waterfalls (at light) 15°14.7'N, 106°45.1'E, 118 m Jiři Hájek leg. 8.+12.v.2010/ 956 Sericini Asia spec." (NMPC).

Redescription.

Length of body: 7.5 mm; length of elytra: 5.5 mm; maximum width: 4.8 mm. Surface of labroclypeus and disc of frons glabrous. Smooth area anterior to eye twice as wide as long. Eyes small, ratio of diameter/interocular width: 0.45. Ratio of length of metepisternum/metacoxa: 1/1.67. Metatibia moderately long and wide, ratio width/length: 1/3.58; basal group of dorsal spines of metatibia at first third of metatibial length.

Aedeagus: Fig. 32 I–K. Habitus: Fig. 32L.

Remarks.

This species was originally described from Laos, and is now reported from Thailand.