Sericini

Sericini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are over 3000 described species in Sericini. Members of this tribe can be identified using their mouthparts, specifically their three-jointed labium and asymmetric maxillae.

Genera

The following genera are recognised in the tribe Sericini:

Subtribe Astaenina Burmeister, 1855
*Astaena Erichson, 1847
*Miotemna Lacordaire, 1856
*Parasymmela Pacheco, Monné, Vaz-de-Mello & Ahrens, 2022
*Raysymmela Saylor, 1947
*Sayloria Frey, 1975
*Symmela Erichson, 1835
Subtribe Sericina Kirby, 1837
*Ahrenserica Allsopp & Schoolmeesters, 2024
*Amiserica Nomura, 1974
*Anomalophylla Reitter, 1887
*Anomioserica Arrow, 1946
*Aphenoserica Brenske, 1900
*Apotriodonta Baraud, 1962
*Archeohomaloplia Nikolajev, 1982
*Archoserica Brenske, 1898
*Blebea Lacroix, 1994
*Calloserica Brenske, 1894
*Camentoserica Brenske, 1900
*Charioserica Brenske, 1899
*Chrysoserica Brenske, 1899
*Clypeoserica Frey, 1970
*Comaserica Brenske, 1898
*Conioserica Brenske, 1900
*Corynoserica Moser, 1918
*Cyphoserica Brenske, 1900
*Deroserica Moser, 1915
*Diaphoroserica Péringuey, 1904
*Doxocalia Brenske, 1900
*Ercomoana Lacroix, 1994
*Eriphoserica Brenske, 1899
*Etiserica Péringuey, 1904
*Euphoresia Brenske, 1900
*Euserica Reitter, 1896
*Gastromaladera Nomura, 1973
*Gastroserica Brenske, 1898
*Glaphyserica Brenske, 1899
*Glycyserica Brenske, 1899
*Gryphonycha Péringuey, 1904
*Gynaecoserica Brenske, 1896
*Heteroserica Brenske, 1899
*Homaloserica Brenske, 1898
*Hoplomaladera Nomura, 1974
*Hyposerica Brenske, 1898
*Lamproserica Brenske, 1898
*Lasioserica Brenske, 1898
*Lepidoserica Nikolajev, 1979
*Maladera Mulsant, 1871
*Manoserica Moser, 1924
*Mericserica Brenske, 1899
*Mesoserica Brenske, 1898
*Microserica Brenske, 1894
*Microsericaria Nikolajev, 1979
*Moronoserica Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023
*Nedymoserica Brenske, 1900
*Nematoserica Arrow, 1917
*Neomaladera Baraud, 1965
*Neoserica Brenske, 1894
*Nepaloserica Frey, 1965
*Neuroserica Brenske, 1900
*Nipponoserica Nomura, 1973
*Omaloplia Schönherr, 1817
*Onychoserica Moser, 1916
*Ovoserica Frey, 1968
*Oxyserica Brenske, 1899
*Pachyderoserica Moser, 1920
*Pachyserica Brenske, 1898
*Paraserica Reitter, 1896
*Parautoserica Lacroix, Coache & Filippi, 2022
*Parthenoserica Brenske, 1899
*Periserica Brenske, 1899
*Philoserica Brenske, 1898
*Phylloserica Brenske, 1899
*Plaesioserica Brenske, 1899
*Pleophylla Erichson, 1847
*Plotopuserica Brenske, 1899
*Plusioserica Brenske, 1899
*Psednoserica Brenske, 1899
*Pseudosericania Kobayashi, 1980
*Rhynchoserica Burgeon, 1942
*Serica MacLeay, 1819
*Sericania Motschulsky, 1860
*Setiserica Miyake, 2002
*Somatoserica Brenske, 1899
*Sphecoserica Brenske, 1899
*Stenoserica Brenske, 1900
*Straliga Fairmaire, 1901
*Tamnoserica Brenske, 1899
*Tephraeoserica Brenske, 1900
*Teraserica Brenske, 1898
*Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004
*Thrymoserica Brenske, 1900
*Trachyserica Brenske, 1899
*Trichomaladera Nomura, 1974
*Trioserica Moser, 1922
*Xenoserica Ahrens, 2005
Subtribe Trochalina Brenske, 1898
*Ablaberoides Blanchard, 1850
*Allokotarsa Péringuey, 1904
*Alogistotarsa Péringuey, 1904
*Antitrochalus Brenske, 1900
*Aulacoserica Brenske, 1900
*Bilga Fairmaire, 1893
*Campylotrochalus Brenske, 1900
*Cyrtotrochalus Brenske, 1900
*Doleroserica Péringuey, 1904
*Dolerotarsa Péringuey, 1904
*Heterotrochalus Moser, 1918
*Idaeserica Péringuey, 1904
*Loboserica Kolbe, 1914
*Loricatarsa Frey, 1969
*Mesotrochalus Kolbe, 1914
*Microtrochalus Brenske, 1900
*Phyllotrochalus Brenske, 1900
*Pseudotrochalus Quedenfeldt, 1884
*Sphaerotrochalus Brenske, 1900
*Stilbotrochalus Kolbe, 1914
*Triacmoserica Kolbe, 1914
*Trochaloserica Brenske, 1900
*Trochalus Laporte, 1832
*Xenotrochalus Moser, 1917
Subtribe unassigned
*Emphania Erichson, 1847
*Hellaserica Baraud & Nicolas, 1966
*Hetamius Fairmaire, 1893
*Hyboserica Péringuey, 1904
*Hymenochelus Reitter, 1890
*Hymenoplia Eschscholtz, 1830
*Leoserica Fabrizi, Eberle & Ahrens, 2019
*Neosericania Miyake & Yamaya, 1994
*Paramaladera Nomura, 1974
*Paratriodonta Baraud, 1962
*Pseudomaladera Nomura, 1974
*Selaserica Brenske, 1898
*Synacta Fairmaire, 1899
*Triodontella Reitter, 1919
*Trochaloschema Reitter, 1896

Fossil species

†Cretoserica Nikolajev, 1998
* †Cretoserica latitibialis Nikolajev, 1998
†Lithanomala Nikolajev, 1992
* †Lithanomala crassa
* †Lithanomala oblonga
* †Lithanomala sibirica
†Mioserica Zhang, 1989
* †Mioserica margelis Zhang, 1989

Selected former genera

Arraphytarsa Péringuey, 1904