Microserica pusilla (Thunberg, 1818)

Ahrens, Dirk & Pham, Phu, 2023, Updates on the taxonomy and distribution of Gastroserica Brenske, 1897, Microserica Brenske, 1894, and Moronoserica Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae: Sericini), Zootaxa 5346 (5), pp. 551-566 : 561

Microserica pusilla (Thunberg, 1818)

see also Ahrens et al. (2023: Fig. 29)

Trichius pusillus Thunberg, 1818: 437 .

Melolontha compressipes Wiedemann, 1823: 91 , synonymized by Ahrens et al. 2019

Microserica compressipes: Brenske 1899: 186 ; Ahrens 2004: 53.

Microserica brenskei Reitter, 1896: 186 ; Ahrens 2004: 53, synonymized by Ahrens et al. 2019

Microserica pulchella Brenske, 1899: 161 : Ahrens 2004: 53, synonymized by Ahrens et al. 2019

Microserica leopoldiana Balthasar, 1932: 113 , synonymized by Ahrens 2003: 53.

Remarks. Our previous monograph ( Ahrens et al. 2023) missed the previously published synonymy of Microserica pusilla (Thunberg, 1818) with Microserica compressipes (Wiedemann, 1823) (see Ahrens et al. 2019). Hence, in all parts of the paper including Figure 29 “ Microserica compressipes ” should be replaced by the correct and valid name Microserica pusilla (Thunberg, 1818) .