Microserica compressipes (Wiedemann, 1823)

Melolontha compressipes Wiedemann, 1823: 91 .

Microserica brenskei Reitter, 1896: 186, synonymized by Ahrens 2004a: 53. Microserica compressipes Brenske, 1899: 186 .

Microserica compressipes var. tjibodasia Brenske, 1899: 186 . Microserica compressipes var. unicolor Brenske, 1899: 186 .

Microserica pulchella Brenske, 1899: 161; synonymized by Ahrens 2004a: 53. Microserica leopoldiana Balthasar, 1932: 113; Ahrens 2004a: 53.

Remarks. Microserica brenskei Reitter, 1896 was erroneously described from Japan (Ahrens 2004a: 53), based on a specimen with erroneous locality data (?Yokyakarta =?Yokohama / Jokohama [on Java]). The representatives of the Microserica compressipes -group only occur in Indonesia and Indochina, according to present knowledge. Thus, this species should be excluded from Palaearctic fauna.