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2 Dorsal margin of metatibia carinate. Dorsal surface generally unicoloured reddish brown or dark brown................................................................................................ 
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- Dorsal margin of metatibia longitudinal convex. Dorsal surface generally multicoloured, yellowish brown with darker spots................................................................................ 
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- Antennal club in female composed of more than 3 antennomeres 
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<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E762729EBD936" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,579,601]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">5 Anterior angles of pronotum obsolete.................................................................... 12</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E761929EBD9FD" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,637,659]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">6 Antennal club in male with four antennomeres.............................................................. 9</paragraph>
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7 Antennal club in male with seven antennomeres.............................. 
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- Antennal club in male with five antennomeres.............. 
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8 Elytra with multiple dark spots. Dorsal surface moderately convex. Apical border of elytra with a fine membraneous rim of microtrichomes....................................... 
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- Elytra without multiple dark spots, if multicolored with larger-scale color pattern but no small dark spots. Dorsal surface strongly convex. Apical border of elytra without a membraneous rim....................... 
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10 Apical border of elytra with a fine membraneous rim of microtrichomes........................ 
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- Apical border of elytra without a membraneous rim...... 
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Ahrens, Lukic &amp; 
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, 
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)
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<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E707C29EBDF24" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
11 Metatibia beside dorsal margin in basal half with a serrated longitudinal line or carina..................................................................................... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFCC2705129EBDF24" bold="true" box="[875,1436,1077,1099]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFCC270512966DF25" authority="Ahrens, Fabrizi" authorityName="Ahrens, Fabrizi" box="[875,1297,1077,1099]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jianfenglingica">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFCC27051281CDF25" bold="true" box="[875,1131,1077,1099]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Neoserica jianfenglingica</emphasis>
Ahrens, Fabrizi
</taxonomicName>
&amp; 
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*
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E703729EBDFEB" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
- Metatibia beside dorsal margin without a serrated longitudinal line or carina................................................................................................ 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFC2F701429EBDFEB" bold="true" box="[902,1436,1136,1158]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFC2F70142966DFE8" authority="Ahrens, Fabrizi" authorityName="Ahrens, Fabrizi" box="[902,1297,1136,1158]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gracilisetosa">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFC2F7014281CDFE8" bold="true" box="[902,1131,1136,1158]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Neoserica gracilisetosa</emphasis>
Ahrens, Fabrizi
</taxonomicName>
&amp; 
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*
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E70EA29EBDFCC" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1165,1187]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
12 Dorsal surface nearly glabrous......................................... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFC5D70E929EBDFCC" bold="true" box="[1012,1436,1165,1187]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFC5D70E92806DFCC" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1897" box="[1012,1137,1165,1186]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Gastroserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFC5D70E92806DFCC" bold="true" box="[1012,1137,1165,1186]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Gastroserica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(sensu stricto) 
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF90FFAAFAA470EA29EBDFCC" author="Brenske, E." box="[1293,1436,1165,1187]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="345 - 468" refId="ref95715" refString="Brenske, E. (1897) Die Serica - Arten der Erde. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 42, 345 - 468. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 18970420310" type="journal article" year="1897">Brenske, 1897</bibRefCitation>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E70CF29EBDFAE" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1195,1217]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">- Dorsal surface densely setose........................................................................... 13</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E70AC29EBDFB3" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1224,1246]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
13 Metatibia beside dorsal margin with a serrated longitudinal line or carina......... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFBA670AC29EBDFB3" bold="true" box="[1039,1436,1224,1246]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFBA670AC2805DFB3" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1894" box="[1039,1138,1224,1245]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFBA670AC2805DFB3" bold="true" box="[1039,1138,1224,1245]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Neoserica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(sensu stricto) 
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF90FFAAFAA470AC29EBDFB3" author="Brenske, E." box="[1293,1436,1224,1245]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="3 - 87" refId="ref95645" refString="Brenske, E. (1894) Die Melolonthiden der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region im Koniglichen naturhistorischen Museum zu Brussel. Beschreibung neuer Arten und Bemerkung zu bekannten. Memoire de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, 2, 3 - 87." type="journal article" year="1894">Brenske, 1894</bibRefCitation>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E708229EBDF94" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1253,1275]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
- Metatibia beside dorsal margin without a serrated longitudinal line or carina................. 
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFB3E708129EBDF94" authority="Brenske, 1894" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1894" box="[1175,1436,1253,1275]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Calloserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFB3E708129EBDF94" bold="true" box="[1175,1436,1253,1275]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFB3E70812970DF95" bold="true" box="[1175,1287,1253,1275]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Calloserica</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF90FFAAFAA4708229EBDF94" author="Brenske, E." box="[1293,1436,1253,1275]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="3 - 87" refId="ref95645" refString="Brenske, E. (1894) Die Melolonthiden der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region im Koniglichen naturhistorischen Museum zu Brussel. Beschreibung neuer Arten und Bemerkung zu bekannten. Memoire de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, 2, 3 - 87." type="journal article" year="1894">Brenske, 1894</bibRefCitation>
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E716729EADE3D" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
14 Dorsal margin of metatibia longtidunally convex, not carinate. Aedeagus with the left paramere almost entirely reduced, the dorsoapical emargination of phallobase between the parameres extremely deep, it exceeds at least the half of the phallobasal length....................................................... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFC68715929EADE3D" bold="true" box="[961,1437,1341,1363]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFC6871592895DE3D" ID-CoL="B6JSQ" authority="Ahrens, Lukic" authorityName="Ahrens, Lukic" box="[961,1250,1341,1363]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Moronoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFC687159283BDE3C" bold="true" box="[961,1100,1341,1362]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Moronoserica</emphasis>
Ahrens, Lukic
</taxonomicName>
&amp; Liu, 
<taxonomicNameLabel id="93BBEF64FF90FFAAFA9B715A29EADE3D" box="[1330,1437,1342,1363]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" rank="genus">new genus</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E713F29EBDE1F" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1371,1393]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">- Dorsal margin of metatibia carinate. Phallobase different, parameres never reduced................................ 15</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E711C29EBDEE0" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1400,1422]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">15 Metatibia beside dorsal margin with a serrated longitudinal line or carina........................................ 16</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E71F229EBDEC5" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1429,1451]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">- Metatibia beside dorsal margin without a serrated longitudinal line or carina..................................... 19</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E71D729EBDEA6" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1459,1481]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
16 Metatibia with one group of robust spines. 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFD2A71D729EBDEA6" bold="true" box="[643,1436,1459,1480]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFD2A71D728FADEA6" bold="true" box="[643,1165,1459,1480]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">............................................</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFB3C71D729EBDEA6" authority="Brenske, 1896" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1896" box="[1173,1436,1459,1480]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Lasioserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFB3C71D72971DEA6" bold="true" box="[1173,1286,1459,1480]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Lasioserica</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF90FFAAFAA471D729EBDEA6" author="Brenske, E." box="[1293,1436,1459,1480]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="150 - 164" refId="ref95688" refString="Brenske, E. (1896) Insectes du Bengale. Melolonthidae. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, 40, 150 - 164." type="journal article" year="1896">Brenske, 1896</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E71B529EBDE8B" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1488,1510]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">- Metatibia with two groups of robust spines................................................................ 17</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E718A29EBDD6D" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1517,1539]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
17 Frons dull....................................................................... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFB32718929EBDD6D" bold="true" box="[1179,1436,1517,1539]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFB327189292EDD6D" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1902" box="[1179,1369,1517,1539]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="silvestris">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFB327189292EDD6D" bold="true" box="[1179,1369,1517,1539]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Neoserica silvestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E726F29EBDD4E" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1547,1569]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">- Frons in anterior two thirds shiny, without toment........................................................... 18</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E724C29EBDD34" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
18 Metafemur beside anterior margin with a continuous serrated line. Aedeagus and parameres symmetric, phallobase without lateral apophysis............................................. 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFC37722129EBDD34" bold="true" box="[926,1436,1605,1627]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFC3772212966DD35" authority="Ahrens, Fabrizi" authorityName="Ahrens, Fabrizi" box="[926,1297,1605,1627]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jinpingica">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFC377221281CDD34" bold="true" box="[926,1131,1605,1626]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Neoserica jinpingica</emphasis>
Ahrens, Fabrizi
</taxonomicName>
&amp; 
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF90FFAAFA99722129E5DD34" author="Liu, W. G. &amp; Fabrizi, S. &amp; Bai, M. &amp; Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D." box="[1328,1426,1605,1627]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="1 - 71" refId="ref97000" refString="Liu, W. G., Fabrizi, S., Bai, M., Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D. (2019) A taxonomic revision of Chinese Neoserica (sensu lato): final part (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini). Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplement, 64, 1 - 71. https: // doi. org / 10.20363 / BZB-S- 2019.64" type="journal article" year="2019">Liu, 2019</bibRefCitation>
*
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E720729EBDDFB" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
- Metafemur beside anterior margin without a continuous serrated line. Aedeagus asymmetric, phallobase with a long, right lateral apophysis. 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFE3A72E429EBDDFB" bold="true" box="[403,1436,1664,1686]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFE3A72E42F22DDFB" bold="true" box="[403,853,1664,1685]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">......................................</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFCF272E4296ADDF8" authority="Ahrens, Fabrizi" authorityName="Ahrens, Fabrizi" box="[859,1309,1664,1686]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="anmaxinzhaiensis">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFCF272E42800DDF8" bold="true" box="[859,1143,1664,1686]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Neoserica anmaxinzhaiensis</emphasis>
Ahrens, Fabrizi
</taxonomicName>
&amp; 
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF90FFAAFA9572E429EBDDFB" author="Liu, W. G. &amp; Fabrizi, S. &amp; Bai, M. &amp; Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D." box="[1340,1436,1664,1686]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" pagination="1 - 71" refId="ref97000" refString="Liu, W. G., Fabrizi, S., Bai, M., Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D. (2019) A taxonomic revision of Chinese Neoserica (sensu lato): final part (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini). Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplement, 64, 1 - 71. https: // doi. org / 10.20363 / BZB-S- 2019.64" type="journal article" year="2019">Liu, 2019</bibRefCitation>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E72FA29EBDDDD" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1693,1715]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">19 Antennal club in males long and reflexed................................................................. 20</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E72DF29EBDDBE" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1723,1745]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">- Antennal club in males short, or moderately long and straight................................................. 22</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E72BC29EBDD83" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1752,1774]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
20 Antennal club in male with five antennomeres....................................... 
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFBD572BC29EBDD83" authority="Reitter, 1887" authorityName="Reitter" authorityYear="1887" box="[1148,1436,1752,1774]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Anomalophylla" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFBD572BC29EBDD83" bold="true" box="[1148,1436,1752,1774]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFBD572BC2963DD80" bold="true" box="[1148,1300,1752,1774]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Anomalophylla</emphasis>
Reitter, 1887
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E729229EBDC65" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1781,1803]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">- Antennal club in male with four antennomeres.............................................................. 21</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E737729EBDC46" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1810,1833]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
21 Phallobase asymmetric.............................................................. 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFB07737729EBDC46" bold="true" box="[1198,1436,1810,1832]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFB077377292DDC46" authorityName="Ahrens, Fabrizi &amp; Liu" authorityYear="2019" box="[1198,1370,1810,1832]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dianae">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFB077377292DDC46" bold="true" box="[1198,1370,1810,1832]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Neoserica dianae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E735529EADC2B" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1437,1840,1862]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
- Phallobase symmetric....................................................... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFBE4735429EADC2B" bold="true" box="[1101,1437,1840,1862]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFBE47354293ADC28" authorityName="Ahrens, Fabrizi &amp; Liu" authorityYear="2019" box="[1101,1357,1840,1862]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="funiushanensis">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFBE47354293ADC28" bold="true" box="[1101,1357,1840,1862]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Neoserica funiushanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group*
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E732A29EBDC0D" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1869,1891]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">22 Protibia bidentate.................................................................................... 23</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E730F29EBDCEE" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1899,1921]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
- Protibia tridentate................................................................... 
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF90FFAAFB1E730F29EBDCEE" authority="Moser, 1922" authorityName="Moser" authorityYear="1922" box="[1207,1436,1899,1920]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Trioserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFB1E730F29EBDCEE" bold="true" box="[1207,1436,1899,1920]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF90FFAAFB1E730F296CDCEE" bold="true" box="[1207,1307,1899,1920]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Trioserica</emphasis>
Moser, 1922
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E73EC29EBDCF3" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1928,1950]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">23 Elytra bicolored, yellowish or reddish brown and black...................................................... 24</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E73C229EBDCD5" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1436,1957,1979]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">- Elytra unicolored.................................................................................... 27</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF90FFAAFF3E738529F4DC94" blockId="6.[151,1437,285,2043]" box="[151,1411,2017,2043]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<superScript id="4D892345FF90FFAAFF3E73852CE8DC81" attach="left" box="[151,159,2017,2031]" fontSize="6" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">1</superScript>
If female specimens were unknown*, we treated those taxa in the key as if antennal club in the female was composed of 3 antennomeres.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E74FC29EADBC3" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1437,151,173]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
24 Phallobase subsymmetrical......................................................26 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB3D74F329EADBC3" bold="true" box="[1172,1437,151,173]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
(
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB3574F329E2DBC3" authority="Brenske, 1900" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1900" box="[1180,1429,151,173]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Oxyserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB3574F32888DBC2" bold="true" box="[1180,1279,151,172]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Oxyserica</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF91FFABFAAC74FC29E2DBC3" author="Brenske, E" box="[1285,1429,151,173]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" pagination="39 - 96" refId="ref95787" refString="Brenske, E (1900 a) Die Serica - Arten der Erde. IV. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 45, 39 - 96." type="journal article" year="1900">Brenske, 1900</bibRefCitation>
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)
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<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E74D129EBDBA5" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,181,203]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">- Phallobase strongly asymmetrical........................................................................ 25</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E74B629EBDB89" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,210,232]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
25 Phallobase tubuliform, weakly curved (lateral view); phallobasal apodeme at base elongate.
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFBCA74B629EBDB89" bold="true" box="[1123,1436,210,232]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFBCA74B6292EDB86" bold="true" box="[1123,1369,210,232]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
. 
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFBDC74B6292EDB86" authorityName="Arrow" authorityYear="1913" box="[1141,1369,210,232]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Microserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="viridicollis">Microserica viridicollis</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
group
</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E749429EBDA4C" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Phallobase stout and short, strongly curved (lateral view); phallobasal apodeme at base not extended........................................................................................... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB96756929EBDA4C" bold="true" box="[1087,1436,268,290]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB967569292EDA4C" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1894" box="[1087,1369,268,290]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Microserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="quadrimaculata">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB967569292EDA4C" bold="true" box="[1087,1369,268,290]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Microserica quadrimaculata</emphasis>
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group
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E754E29EBDA33" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
26 Parameres including their dorsal lobes symmetrical. Pygidium in females often shiny and impunctate................................................................................................. 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB3B752329EBDA33" bold="true" box="[1170,1436,327,349]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB3B7523292DDA33" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1900" box="[1170,1370,327,349]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Oxyserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pygidialis">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB3B7523292DDA33" bold="true" box="[1170,1370,327,349]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Oxyserica pygidialis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E750129EBDAF9" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Parameres including their dorsal lobes strongly asymmetrical. Pygidium in females dull and normally punctate......................................................................................... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB2375E629EBDAF9" bold="true" box="[1162,1436,386,407]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB2375E6292DDAF9" authorityName="Ahrens &amp; Liu &amp; Lukic &amp; Bai" authorityYear="2023" baseAuthorityName="Brenske" baseAuthorityYear="1896" box="[1162,1370,386,407]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Oxyserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="marginata">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB2375E6292DDAF9" bold="true" box="[1162,1370,386,407]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Oxyserica marginata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E75C429EBDADB" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,415,437]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">27 Apex of metatibia shallowly truncate at interior apex near tarsal articulation...................................... 28</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E75D929EBDABC" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,445,467]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">- Apex of metatibia sharply truncate at interior apex near tarsal articulation........................................ 33</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E75BE29EBDA81" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,474,496]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
28 Dorsal surface yellowish brown to reddish brown, strongly and simply shiny................... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB0375BE29EBDA81" bold="true" box="[1194,1436,474,496]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB0375BE292DDA9E" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1898" box="[1194,1370,474,496]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lubrica">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB0375BE292DDA9E" bold="true" box="[1194,1370,474,496]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica lubrica</emphasis>
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group
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E759C29EBD963" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,503,525]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">- Dorsal surface dull or iridescently shiny.................................................................. 29</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E767129EBD944" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,533,555]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">29 Elytra glabrous or with fine setae only. Metatibia sharply carinate along dorsal margin............................. 30</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E765729EBD90A" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Elytra with single scale-shaped setae. Metatibia longitudinally convex along dorsal margin.................................................................................. 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFCDB762B29EBD90A" bold="true" box="[882,1436,591,613]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFCDB762B2966D90B" authority="Ahrens, Fabrizi" authorityName="Ahrens, Fabrizi" box="[882,1297,591,613]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="costisquamosa">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFCDB762B281CD90A" bold="true" box="[882,1131,591,612]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica costisquamosa</emphasis>
Ahrens, Fabrizi
</taxonomicName>
&amp; 
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF91FFABFA99762B29E5D90A" author="Liu, W. G. &amp; Fabrizi, S. &amp; Bai, M. &amp; Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D." box="[1328,1426,591,613]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" pagination="1 - 71" refId="ref97000" refString="Liu, W. G., Fabrizi, S., Bai, M., Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D. (2019) A taxonomic revision of Chinese Neoserica (sensu lato): final part (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini). Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplement, 64, 1 - 71. https: // doi. org / 10.20363 / BZB-S- 2019.64" type="journal article" year="2019">Liu, 2019</bibRefCitation>
*
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E760929EBD9EC" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,621,643]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">30 Antennal club in male with four antennomeres............................................................. 31</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E76EF29EBD9F1" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,650,672]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Antennal club in male with six antennomeres.................... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFC2E76EE29EBD9F1" bold="true" box="[903,1436,650,672]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFC2E76EE2966D9CE" authority="Ahrens, Fabrizi" authorityName="Ahrens, Fabrizi" box="[903,1297,650,672]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="menglaensis">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFC2E76EE281CD9CE" bold="true" box="[903,1131,650,672]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica menglaensis</emphasis>
Ahrens, Fabrizi
</taxonomicName>
&amp; 
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF91FFABFA9976EE29E5D9F1" author="Liu, W. G. &amp; Fabrizi, S. &amp; Bai, M. &amp; Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D." box="[1328,1426,650,672]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" pagination="1 - 71" refId="ref97000" refString="Liu, W. G., Fabrizi, S., Bai, M., Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D. (2019) A taxonomic revision of Chinese Neoserica (sensu lato): final part (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini). Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplement, 64, 1 - 71. https: // doi. org / 10.20363 / BZB-S- 2019.64" type="journal article" year="2019">Liu, 2019</bibRefCitation>
*
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E76CC29EBD9D3" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,679,701]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">31 Labroclypeus nearly semi-circular. Metatibia wide and short.................................................. 32</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E76A129EBD9B4" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,708,731]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Labroclypeus subrectangular. Metatibia narrow and long.................................... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB1B76A129EBD9B4" bold="true" box="[1202,1436,708,730]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB1B76A1292DD9B4" baseAuthorityName="Arrow" baseAuthorityYear="1946" box="[1202,1370,708,730]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vulpes">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB1B76A1292DD9B4" bold="true" box="[1202,1370,708,730]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica vulpes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E768629EBD87A" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
32 Phallobase strongly asymmetric. Metatarsomere 1 as long as dorsal metatibial spine...................................................................................... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFCF2769B29EBD87A" bold="true" box="[859,1436,767,789]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFCF2769B2966D87B" authority="Ahrens, Fabrizi" authorityName="Ahrens, Fabrizi" box="[859,1297,767,789]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xingdoushanana">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFCF2769B281CD87B" bold="true" box="[859,1131,767,789]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica xingdoushanana</emphasis>
Ahrens, Fabrizi
</taxonomicName>
&amp; 
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF91FFABFA99769B29E5D87A" author="Liu, W. G. &amp; Fabrizi, S. &amp; Bai, M. &amp; Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D." box="[1328,1426,767,789]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" pagination="1 - 71" refId="ref97000" refString="Liu, W. G., Fabrizi, S., Bai, M., Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D. (2019) A taxonomic revision of Chinese Neoserica (sensu lato): final part (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini). Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplement, 64, 1 - 71. https: // doi. org / 10.20363 / BZB-S- 2019.64" type="journal article" year="2019">Liu, 2019</bibRefCitation>
*
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E777929EBD821" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Phallobase symmetric. Metatarsomere 1 distinctly longer than dorsal metatibial spine........................................................................................ 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFC38775E29EBD821" bold="true" box="[913,1436,826,848]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFC38775E2966D83E" authority="Ahrens, Fabrizi" authorityName="Ahrens, Fabrizi" box="[913,1297,826,848]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="yanshanica">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFC38775E281DD83E" bold="true" box="[913,1130,826,848]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica yanshanica</emphasis>
Ahrens, Fabrizi
</taxonomicName>
&amp; 
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF91FFABFA99775E29E5D821" author="Liu, W. G. &amp; Fabrizi, S. &amp; Bai, M. &amp; Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D." box="[1328,1426,826,848]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" pagination="1 - 71" refId="ref97000" refString="Liu, W. G., Fabrizi, S., Bai, M., Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D. (2019) A taxonomic revision of Chinese Neoserica (sensu lato): final part (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini). Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplement, 64, 1 - 71. https: // doi. org / 10.20363 / BZB-S- 2019.64" type="journal article" year="2019">Liu, 2019</bibRefCitation>
*
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E773C29EBD8E4" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
33 Pronotum and elytra always almost glabrous............................................................................................................................ 
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFC07771128A7D8E4" authority="Motschulsky, 1860" authorityName="Motschulsky" authorityYear="1860" box="[942,1232,885,906]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Sericania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFC07771128A7D8E4" bold="true" box="[942,1232,885,906]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFC077711287AD8E4" bold="true" box="[942,1037,885,906]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Sericania</emphasis>
Motschulsky, 1860
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see also couplet 39)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E77F729EBD8C9" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,914,936]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Pronotum and elytra always distinctly setose......................................... 
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFBDC77F629EBD8C9" authority="Brenske, 1896" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1896" box="[1141,1436,914,935]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Gynaecoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFBDC77F629EBD8C9" bold="true" box="[1141,1436,914,935]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFBDC77F62971D8C9" bold="true" box="[1141,1286,914,935]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Gynaecoserica</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF91FFABFAA477F629EBD8C9" author="Brenske, E." box="[1293,1436,914,935]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" pagination="150 - 164" refId="ref95688" refString="Brenske, E. (1896) Insectes du Bengale. Melolonthidae. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, 40, 150 - 164." type="journal article" year="1896">Brenske, 1896</bibRefCitation>
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E77D429EBD8AB" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,943,965]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">34 Labrum without a transverse rim of very dense, short, and robust setae.......................................... 35</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E77A929EBD891" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Labrum short, with a transverse rim of very dense, short, and robust setae. Dorsal surface densely setose................................................................................................ 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB0B778E29EBD891" bold="true" box="[1186,1436,1002,1024]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB0B778E292DDF6E" authorityName="Moser" authorityYear="1915" box="[1186,1370,1002,1024]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pilosula">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB0B778E292DDF6E" bold="true" box="[1186,1370,1002,1024]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica pilosula</emphasis>
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group
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E706329EBDF73" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1031,1053]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">35 Metatibia slender and long............................................................................. 41</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E704129EBDF55" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1061,1083]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">- Metatibia short and wide.............................................................................. 36</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E702629EBDF39" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1090,1112]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
36 Body smaller 
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.............................................................. 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB0B702629EBDF39" bold="true" box="[1186,1436,1090,1112]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB0B7026292DDF36" baseAuthorityName="Blanchard" baseAuthorityYear="1850" box="[1186,1370,1090,1112]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="obscura">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB0B7026292DDF36" bold="true" box="[1186,1370,1090,1112]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica obscura</emphasis>
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group
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E700429EBDF1B" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1119,1141]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Body larger 
<quantity id="7D0423E8FF91FFABFEF070042DE4DF1B" box="[345,403,1120,1141]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" unit="mm" value="9.0">9 mm</quantity>
.................................................................................... 37
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E701929EBDFFC" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1149,1171]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">37 Antennal club composed in male and female of 4 antennomeres............................................... 38</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E70FF29EBDFDE" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1178,1200]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Antennal club composed in male of more than 4 antennomeres...... 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFC2E70FE28D1DFC1" bold="true" box="[903,1190,1178,1200]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFC2E70FE2814DFDE" authorityName="Moser" authorityYear="1920" box="[903,1123,1178,1200]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="multifoliata">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFC2E70FE2814DFDE" bold="true" box="[903,1123,1178,1200]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica multifoliata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group
</emphasis>
(species from Indochina)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E70DC29EBDFA3" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1207,1229]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">38 Aedeagus asymmetric................................................................................. 39</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E70B129EADF84" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1437,1236,1259]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Aedeagus symmetric..................................................... 
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB9070B129EADF84" authority="(Brenske, 1898)" baseAuthorityName="Brenske" baseAuthorityYear="1898" box="[1081,1437,1236,1258]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="insubida">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB9070B129EADF84" bold="true" box="[1081,1437,1236,1258]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB9070B12881DF84" bold="true" box="[1081,1270,1236,1258]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica insubida</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF91FFABFAAA70B029E2DF84" author="Brenske, E." box="[1283,1429,1236,1258]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" pagination="205 - 403" refId="ref95751" refString="Brenske, E. (1898) Die Serica - Arten der Erde. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 43, 205 - 403. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 47918980303" type="journal article" year="1898">Brenske, 1898</bibRefCitation>
)
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<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E709629EBDE4B" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
39 Base of labroclypeus not covered with dull toment. Parameres entirely fused with phallobase to a uniform but gently narrowed tube............................................................................. 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB06716B29EBDE4B" bold="true" box="[1199,1436,1295,1317]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB06716B292EDE4A" baseAuthorityName="Arrow" baseAuthorityYear="1946" box="[1199,1369,1295,1316]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="majori">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB06716B292EDE4A" bold="true" box="[1199,1369,1295,1316]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica majori</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E714929EBDE2C" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1325,1347]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">- Base of labroclypeus covered with dull toment............................................................. 40</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E712E29EBDE31" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1354,1376]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
40 Parameres partly fused with phallobase, at least one paramere separate from phallobase. 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB9A712E29EBDE31" bold="true" box="[1075,1436,1354,1376]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB9A712E292EDE0E" bold="true" box="[1075,1369,1354,1376]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
........ 
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB26712E292EDE0E" authorityName="Moser" authorityYear="1920" box="[1167,1369,1354,1376]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="uniformis">Neoserica uniformis</taxonomicName>
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group
</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E710C29EBDE12" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1383,1405]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Parameres normal, not fused with phallobase........................ 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFC1E710329EBDE12" bold="true" box="[951,1436,1383,1405]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFC1E7103296ADE13" authority="Ahrens, Fabrizi" authorityName="Ahrens, Fabrizi" box="[951,1309,1383,1405]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="martinui">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFC1E71032800DE12" bold="true" box="[951,1143,1383,1404]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica martinui</emphasis>
Ahrens, Fabrizi
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&amp; 
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF91FFABFA95710329EBDE12" author="Liu, W. G. &amp; Fabrizi, S. &amp; Bai, M. &amp; Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D." box="[1340,1436,1383,1405]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" pagination="1 - 71" refId="ref97000" refString="Liu, W. G., Fabrizi, S., Bai, M., Yang, X. K. &amp; Ahrens, D. (2019) A taxonomic revision of Chinese Neoserica (sensu lato): final part (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini). Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplement, 64, 1 - 71. https: // doi. org / 10.20363 / BZB-S- 2019.64" type="journal article" year="2019">Liu, 2019</bibRefCitation>
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<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E71E129EBDEF4" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1413,1435]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">41 Antennal club of males with 7 antennomeres............................................................... 42</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E71C729EBDED9" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1442,1464]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">- Antennal club of males with 6 or less antennomeres......................................................... 43</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E71A429EBDE9C" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
42 Metafemur with a continuously serrated line adjacent to the anterior margin of metafemur. Protibia distinctly tridentate............................................................................. 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFBF871B929EBDE9C" bold="true" box="[1105,1436,1500,1522]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFBF871B9292EDE9C" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1898" box="[1105,1369,1500,1522]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="septemlamellata">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFBF871B9292EDE9C" bold="true" box="[1105,1369,1500,1522]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica septemlamellata</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E719F29EBDD42" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Metafemur without a continuously serrated line adjacent to the anterior margin of metafemur. Protibia always distinctly bidentate......................................................................... 
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB02727329EBDD42" authority="Frey, 1965" authorityName="Frey" authorityYear="1965" box="[1195,1436,1559,1581]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Nepaloserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB02727329EBDD42" bold="true" box="[1195,1436,1559,1581]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB027273295BDD43" bold="true" box="[1195,1324,1559,1581]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Nepaloserica</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF91FFABFA9B727C29EBDD42" author="Frey, G." box="[1330,1436,1559,1581]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" pagination="88 - 93" refId="ref95998" refString="Frey, G. (1965 b) Neue Sericinen aus dem nordostlichen Himalaya. Khumbu Himal. Ergebnisse des Forschungsunternehmens Nepal Himalaya, 2, 88 - 93. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / 978 - 3 - 642 - 92901 - 4 _ 6" type="journal article" year="1965">Frey, 1965</bibRefCitation>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E725129EBDD24" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1589,1611]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">43 Basis of labroclypeus dull. Antennal club of males with 6 antennomeres......................................... 44</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E723729EBDD06" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1618,1640]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">- Antennal club of males with 5 or 4 antennomeres........................................................... 45</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E721429EBDDCC" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
44 Angle between basis of hypomeron and that of pronotum strongly rounded, angle between surfaces of hypomeron and pronotum basally blunt. Hypomeron basally strongly produced ventrally and transversely sulcate. 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB9A72E929EBDDCC" bold="true" box="[1075,1436,1676,1699]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB9A72E92802DDCC" bold="true" box="[1075,1141,1677,1698]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">......</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFBD372E829EBDDCC" authority="Nikolajev, 1979" authorityName="Nikolajev" authorityYear="1979" box="[1146,1436,1676,1699]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Lepidoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFBD372E8288EDDCC" bold="true" box="[1146,1273,1676,1698]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Lepidoserica</emphasis>
Nikolajev, 1979
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<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E72CF29EBDDB3" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Angle between basis of hypomeron and that of pronotum sharp, angle between surfaces of hypomeron and pronotum sharp. Hypomeron basally not produced ventrally and not sulcate................................ 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB3A72A329EBDDB3" bold="true" box="[1171,1436,1735,1757]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB3A72A3292EDDB3" authorityName="Moser" authorityYear="1908" box="[1171,1369,1735,1757]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="abnormis">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB3A72A3292EDDB3" bold="true" box="[1171,1369,1735,1757]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica abnormis</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E728129EBDD95" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1765,1787]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">45 Apex of metatibia shallowly truncate at interior apex near tarsal articulation...................................... 46</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E736729EBDC76" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1794,1816]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Apex of metatibia deeply truncate at interior apex near tarsal articulation..... 
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFC727366288ADC79" authority="Motschulsky, 1860" authorityName="Motschulsky" authorityYear="1860" box="[987,1277,1794,1815]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Sericania" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFC727366288ADC79" bold="true" box="[987,1277,1794,1815]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFC727366284DDC79" bold="true" box="[987,1082,1794,1815]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Sericania</emphasis>
Motschulsky, 1860
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(see couplet 26)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E737B29EBDC5B" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1823,1845]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
46 Body surface strongly shiny. Body smaller (
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).................................. 
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB37737B29EBDC5B" bold="true" box="[1182,1436,1823,1845]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB37737B292DDC5A" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1898" box="[1182,1370,1823,1844]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="speciosa">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB37737B292DDC5A" bold="true" box="[1182,1370,1823,1844]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Neoserica speciosa</emphasis>
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group
</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="BA438E0DFF91FFABFF3E735929EBDC3C" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1875]" box="[151,1436,1852,1875]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
- Body surface dull. Body larger (
<quantity id="7D0423E8FF91FFABFDB173592E24DC3C" box="[536,595,1853,1874]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" unit="mm" value="8.0">8 mm</quantity>
).............................................. 
<taxonomicName id="7DFCF58EFF91FFABFB2C735829EBDC3C" authority="Brenske, 1897" authorityName="Brenske" authorityYear="1897" box="[1157,1436,1852,1874]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Chrysoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB2C735829EBDC3C" bold="true" box="[1157,1436,1852,1874]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="8888521FFF91FFABFB2C73582971DC3C" bold="true" box="[1157,1286,1852,1874]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Chrysoserica</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="DE6DF3FCFF91FFABFAA4735929EBDC3C" author="Brenske, E." box="[1293,1436,1853,1874]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" pagination="345 - 468" refId="ref95715" refString="Brenske, E. (1897) Die Serica - Arten der Erde. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 42, 345 - 468. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 18970420310" type="journal article" year="1897">Brenske, 1897</bibRefCitation>
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