Moronoserica squamulata ( Moser, 1915 ) Ahrens & Liu & Lukic & Bai, 2023

Ahrens, Dirk, Liu, Wangang, Lukic, Daniel & Bai, Ming, 2023, A taxonomic review of Microserica Brenske, 1894 from continental Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), Zootaxa 5241 (1), pp. 1-115 : 62

Moronoserica squamulata ( Moser, 1915) new combination

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Neoserica squamulata Moser, 1915: 378 .

Microserica squamulata: Ahrens 2004c: 5 ; Bohacz & Ahrens 2020: 265 .

Material examined. See Ahrens (2004c: p. 5); Bohacz & Ahrens (2020: p. 265).

Aedeagus. See Ahrens (2004c: p. 5; Figs 4–6 ).

Distribution. Northern Thailand.

Figures

FIGURE 4. A–D: Gastroserica bisignata (Nomura, 1974) (Taiwan: Mt.Anmashan); E–H: M. nitidipyga Nomura, 1974 (China: Fujian: Mt. Liangshan-ding); I–L: G. yuebaensis Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, new species (holotype). A, E, I: Aedeagus, left side lateral view; C, G, K: Aedeagus, right side lateral view; B, F, J: Parameres, dorsal view; D, H, L: Habitus (not to scale). Scale: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 5. A–D: Gastroserica fumaria Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, new species (holotype); E–H: G. phukradung Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, new species (holotype). A, E: Aedeagus, left side lateral view; C, G: Aedeagus, right side lateral view; B, F: Parameres, dorsal view; D, H: Habitus (not to scale). Scale: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 6. A–D: Gastroserica ivoi Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, new species (holotype); E–I: G. lucidomarginalis Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, new species (holotype); J–M: M. loei Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, new species. A, E, J: Aedeagus, left side lateral view; C, H, L: Aedeagus, right side lateral view; B, F, G, K: Parameres, dorsal view; D, I, M: Habitus (not to scale). Scale: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 31. Distribution of the genus MoronosericaAhrens, Lukic & Liu, new genus.The unlocalized records of Moronoserica helferi (Bohacz & Ahrens, 2020) and Mor. tenasserimensis (Bohacz & Ahrens, 2020) from Myanmar are not shown here.