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Updated key to species of 
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group (males)
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<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3624E5B51A8ABB6201EFAE4" blockId="9.[189,1399,1275,1981]" box="[189,1399,1275,1302]" pageId="9" pageNumber="106">1. Phallobase with a ventral process ..................................................................................................... 4</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3624E5B51D4AA52201EFAC9" blockId="9.[189,1399,1275,1981]" box="[193,1399,1310,1337]" pageId="9" pageNumber="106">– Phallobase without a ventral process, but with a lateral one ............................................................ 2</paragraph>
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2. Right paramere large and spherical, longitudinal extension half of phallobasal length ..................... ...................................................................................... 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3624E5B5272AACE201EFA6C" ID-CoL="73XHM" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[871,1399,1410,1437]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="9" pageNumber="106" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="baishuiensis">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3624E5B5272AACE2148FA6C" bold="true" box="[871,1057,1410,1437]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="106">N. baishuiensis</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
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<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3624E5B51D4AAEA201EFA31" blockId="9.[189,1399,1275,1981]" box="[193,1399,1446,1473]" pageId="9" pageNumber="106">– Right paramere small, spherical, longitudinal extension one third of phallobasal length ................ 3</paragraph>
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3. Lateral process sharply pointed (dorsal view) .......... 
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<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3624E5B5241AAA5214AF9F3" bold="true" box="[852,1059,1511,1538]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="106">N. lateriuncinata</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
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– Lateral process convexly rounded at apex (dorsal view) .................................................................... .......................................................................................... 
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<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3624E5B529DA963214AF9B9" bold="true" box="[904,1059,1581,1608]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="106">N. leiboensis</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
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<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3624E5B51A8A93D201EF97B" blockId="9.[189,1399,1275,1981]" box="[189,1399,1647,1674]" pageId="9" pageNumber="106">4. Phallobase with a dorsal process ...................................................................................................... 5</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3624E5B51D4A9DE201EF95D" blockId="9.[189,1399,1275,1981]" box="[193,1399,1682,1709]" pageId="9" pageNumber="106">– Phallobase without a dorsal process ................................................................................................. 6</paragraph>
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5. Ventral phallobasal process narrow. Dorsal phallobasal lobe widened at apex. Both parameres slenderer ..................................................................... 
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<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3624E5B524AA9B5214AF8E0" bold="true" box="[863,1059,1783,1810]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="106">N. xiaguanensis</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
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– Ventral phallobasal process much wider. Dorsal phallobasal lobe not widened at apex. Both parameres more robust ............................................................................................................. 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3624E5B55BDA873207CF8A9" ID-CoL="BRKHM" authority="Ahrens, 2023" authorityName="Ahrens" authorityYear="2023" box="[1192,1301,1853,1880]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="9" pageNumber="106" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="daxue" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3624E5B55BDA873207CF8A9" bold="true" box="[1192,1301,1853,1880]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="106">N. daxue</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3624E5B51A8A832201EF86B" blockId="9.[189,1399,1275,1981]" box="[189,1399,1919,1946]" pageId="9" pageNumber="106">6. Ventral process of phallobase at apex widened, with sharp hooks or bent processes ....................... 7</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3624E5B51D4A8EE201FF84D" blockId="9.[189,1399,1275,1981]" box="[193,1398,1954,1981]" pageId="9" pageNumber="106">– Ventral process of phallobase at apex convexly rounded or pointed .............................................. 18</paragraph>
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7. Ventral process of phallobase at apex convexly widened, without sharp hooks ................................ ........................................................................................ 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3614E585269AE61201EFEB7" ID-CoL="46TFX" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[892,1399,300,327]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="luzhouana">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E585269AE612148FEB6" bold="true" box="[892,1057,300,327]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">N. luzhouana</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
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<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851D4AE1D201EFE98" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[193,1399,335,362]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">– Ventral process of phallobase at apex with sharp hooks or bent processes ...................................... 8</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851A8AEDC201EFE5A" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[189,1399,401,427]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">8. Right paramere deeply bifurcate. Hooks small ................................................................................. 9</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851D4AEF8201FFE3F" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[193,1398,436,463]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">– Right paramere simple, not bifurcate. Hooks large .........................................................................11</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851A8AEBB201FFDE1" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[189,1398,501,528]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">9. Ventral process in cross section circular ......................................................................................... 10</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851D4AD54201EFDC2" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[193,1399,537,563]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">
– Ventral process dorsoventrally flattened ............................ 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3614E585286AD54201EFDC2" ID-CoL="46THR" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[915,1399,537,563]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="parausta">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E585286AD542148FDC2" bold="true" box="[915,1057,537,563]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">N. parausta</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
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10. Ventral phallobasal process with less extended apical convexity and more less pointed. Right paramere with longer basal piece, its lateral branch is short and straight; left paramere straight (lateral view) ..................................................................... 
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<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E585285ADEC214AFD4A" bold="true" box="[912,1059,672,699]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">N. rubellula</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
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– Ventral phallobasal process with a slightly more extended apical convexity and more sharply pointed. Right paramere with shorter basal piece, its lateral branch is longer and more curved; left paramere strongly curved (lateral view) 
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E585345AC46207CFCD5" box="[592,1301,778,804]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">
............................................................................. 
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<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E58559CAC47207CFCD5" bold="true" box="[1161,1301,778,804]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">N. yanyuan</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851A8AC01201FFC97" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[189,1398,843,870]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">11. Left paramere at apex strongly curved ventrally ............................................................................ 12</paragraph>
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– Left paramere at apex straight ....................................... 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3614E585269AC22201EFC78" ID-CoL="46TBG" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[892,1399,878,905]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="biuncinata">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E585269AC22214BFC78" bold="true" box="[892,1058,878,905]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">N. biuncinata</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
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12. Eyes smaller, ratio diameter /interocular with: 0.58. Ventral process of phallobase exceeding parameres .................................................................................. 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3614E5852DEAC99201EFC1C" ID-CoL="46TMS" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[971,1399,979,1006]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="usta">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E5852DEAC99214BFC1F" bold="true" box="[971,1058,980,1006]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">N. usta</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
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<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851D4ACBA201FFBE0" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[193,1398,1014,1041]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">– Eyes moderate to large, ratio diameter/ interocular with&gt; 0.7 ....................................................... 13</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851A8AB75201FFBA3" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[189,1398,1080,1107]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">13. Ventral process of phallobase exceeding parameres ....................................................................... 14</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851D4AB11201FFB87" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[193,1398,1115,1142]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">– Ventral process of phallobase ending distally at same point as parameres ..................................... 15</paragraph>
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14. Ventral phallobasal process straight (lateral view), its ventral distal tooth well pronounced. Parameres shorter and less strongly curved .............................................. 
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<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E5852D4AB8D2148FB2B" bold="true" box="[961,1057,1215,1242]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">N. nykli</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851D4ABA9201EFAD0" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">
– Ventral phallobasal process well curved and its ventral distal tooth little pronounced. Parameres longer and more strongly curved ................................................................ 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3614E58555BAA4A207CFAD1" ID-CoL="BRKHQ" authority="Ahrens, 2023" authorityName="Ahrens" authorityYear="2023" box="[1102,1301,1286,1313]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mianningana" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E58555BAA4A207CFAD1" bold="true" box="[1102,1301,1286,1313]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">N. mianningana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="77F4C217D3614E585409AA4A201EFAD0" box="[1308,1399,1287,1313]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851A8AA0A201FFA74" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">15. Ventral process of phallobase basally very enlarged and strongly dorsoventrally produced on right side, its width at base subequal to half of phallobase length .......................................................... 16</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851D4AAC2201FFA3A" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">– Ventral process of phallobase basally only weakly enlarged and not dorsoventrally produced on right side, its width at base subequal to less than third of phallobase length .......................................... 17</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851A8AABE201EF9FC" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[189,1399,1522,1549]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">
16. Left paramere one third as wide as long ........................ 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3614E58526EAABE201EF9FC" ID-CoL="6RXJ6" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[891,1399,1522,1549]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sichuanica">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E58526EAABE214AF9FC" bold="true" box="[891,1059,1522,1549]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">N. sichuanica</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851D4A95B201EF9C1" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[193,1399,1557,1584]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">
– Left paramere half as wide as long ....................................... 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3614E5852BFA95B201EF9C1" ID-CoL="46TCK" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[938,1399,1557,1584]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dundai">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E5852BFA95B214AF9C1" bold="true" box="[938,1059,1557,1584]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">N. dundai</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851A8A91A201EF964" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">
17. Ventral process of phallobase at middle strongly bent dorsally ......................................................... .................................................................................... 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3614E58524BA936201EF964" ID-CoL="46TJN" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[862,1399,1658,1685]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pseudovulpes">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E58524BA936214BF964" bold="true" box="[862,1058,1658,1685]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">N. pseudovulpes</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851D4A9D3201EF92A" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">
– Ventral process of phallobase nearly straight or only weakly bent at middle dorsally ....................... ...................................................................................... 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3614E585272A98C201EF92A" ID-CoL="46TDD" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[871,1399,1728,1755]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="107" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ganhaiziana">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3614E585272A98C2148F92A" bold="true" box="[871,1057,1728,1755]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">N. ganhaiziana</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851A8A84F201FF8ED" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[189,1398,1794,1821]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">18. Ventral process of phallobase bent or strongly curved ................................................................... 19</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851D4A86B201FF8B1" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[193,1398,1829,1856]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">– Ventral process of phallobase straight ............................................................................................ 24</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851A8A82A201FF870" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[189,1398,1895,1922]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">19. Left paramere bifurcate, divided in two long lobes ........................................................................ 20</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3614E5851D4A8C6201FF855" blockId="10.[189,1399,265,1957]" box="[193,1398,1930,1957]" pageId="10" pageNumber="107">– Left paramere simple, not divided in two long lobes ..................................................................... 21</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951A8AE44201EFEB7" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
20. Ventral lobe of left paramere distinctly wider than dorsal one (lateral view) ..................................... .................................................................................. 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E595258AE61201EFEB7" ID-CoL="46THC" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[845,1399,300,326]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ningyuanensis">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E595258AE612148FEB7" bold="true" box="[845,1057,300,326]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. ningyuanensis</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951D4AE1D201EFE7C" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
– Ventral lobe of left paramere as wide as dorsal one (lateral view) ..................................................... ........................................................................................ 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E59526DAE3E201EFE7C" ID-CoL="749JM" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[888,1399,370,397]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="heishuiana">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E59526DAE3E214BFE7C" bold="true" box="[888,1058,370,397]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. heishuiana</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951A8AEF9201EFE00" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
21. Ventral process of phallobase sharply pointed at apex, curved slightly to the right ........................... ................................................................................... 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E595241AE95201EFE00" ID-CoL="46TF3" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[852,1399,471,498]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kunmingensis">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E595241AE95214BFE03" bold="true" box="[852,1058,471,498]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. kunmingensis</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951D4AEB6201FFDE4" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" box="[193,1398,506,533]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">– Ventral process of phallobase convex at apex, curved slightly to the left ...................................... 22</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951A8AD71201EFD88" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
22. Curvation of ventral process moderate, not exceeding width of process at middle ........................... ................................................................................................ 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E5952A4AD12201EFD88" ID-CoL="749JD" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[945,1399,606,633]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kereni">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E5952A4AD122148FD88" bold="true" box="[945,1057,606,633]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. kereni</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951D4ADCE201FFD6D" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" box="[193,1398,642,669]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">– Curvation of ventral process strong, exceeding width of process at middle .................................. 23</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951A8AD89201EFCF0" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
23. Distal hook of ventral phallobasal process longer (dorsal view) ........................................................ .......................................................................................... 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E59529DADAA201EFCF0" ID-CoL="46TB5" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[904,1399,742,769]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="baoshana">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E59529DADAA2148FCF0" bold="true" box="[904,1057,742,769]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. baoshana</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951D4AC46201EFCB9" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
– Distal portion of ventral phallobasal process short and little hooked (dorsal view) .......................... ................................................................................................................... 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E595554AC63207CFCB6" ID-CoL="BRKHN" authority="Ahrens, 2023" authorityName="Ahrens" authorityYear="2023" box="[1089,1301,813,840]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="myanmarensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E595554AC63207CFCB6" bold="true" box="[1089,1301,813,840]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. myanmarensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="77F4C217D3604E595409AC63201EFCB9" box="[1308,1399,814,840]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951A8AC22201FFC78" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" box="[189,1398,878,905]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">24. Ventral process of phallobase in basal cross section circular ......................................................... 25</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951D4ACDF201EFC3E" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
– Ventral process of phallobase in basal cross section flattened ............................................................ 
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E5951E5ACFB26EDFC3E" box="[240,900,950,975]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">..........................................................................................</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E59529DACF8201EFC3E" ID-CoL="46TF7" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[904,1399,949,976]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="laocaiana">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E59529DACF8214AFC21" bold="true" box="[904,1059,949,976]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. laocaiana</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951A8ACBB201EFBC5" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
25. Ventral process of phallobase evenly widened towards apex ............................................................. 
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E5951E5AB562631FBC5" box="[240,856,1051,1076]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">....................................................................................</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E59524AAB57201EFBC5" ID-CoL="46TN4" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[863,1399,1049,1076]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="weishanensis">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E59524AAB57214AFBC5" bold="true" box="[863,1059,1049,1076]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. weishanensis</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951D4AB70201FFBA6" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" box="[193,1398,1085,1111]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">– Ventral process of phallobase not distinctly widened towards apex ............................................... 26</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951A8AB33201FFB69" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" box="[189,1398,1150,1177]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">26. Right paramere spherical, at apex with a single process ................................................................ 27</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951D4ABEF201FFB4D" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" box="[193,1398,1185,1212]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">– Right paramere spherical, but at apex with two separate processes ............................................... 28</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951A8ABAE201FFAD1" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
27. Left paramere wider (dorsal view), strongly blown up and spherical (lateral view); ventral process of phallobase distinctly widened apically .................................................... 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E595542AA4A201FFAD1" ID-CoL="46TMY" authority="(Arrow, 1946)" baseAuthorityName="Arrow" baseAuthorityYear="1946" box="[1111,1398,1286,1313]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vulpes">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E595542AA4A21A1FAD0" bold="true" box="[1111,1224,1286,1313]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. vulpes</emphasis>
(Arrow, 1946)
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951D4AA67201EFA96" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
– Left paramere narrower (dorsal view), less blown up and less spherical (lateral view); ventral process of phallobase not widened apically 
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E59539EAA002645FA97" box="[651,812,1357,1382]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">......................</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E595226AA00201EFA96" ID-CoL="6S9J5" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[819,1399,1356,1383]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="yangjiapingensis">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E595226AA00214AFA97" bold="true" box="[819,1059,1356,1383]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. yangjiapingensis</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951A8AAC3201FFA3A" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">28. Left paramere at apex slightly less than total width of paramere (dorsal view). Parameres nearly elongate in lateral view ................................................................................................................... 29</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951D4AA98201EF9E3" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
– Left paramere at apex distinctly less than one third of total width of paramere.Parameres subsphaerical in lateral view ..................................................................... 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E595288AAB5201EF9E3" ID-CoL="46TKG" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[925,1399,1527,1554]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ruzickai">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E595288AAB5214AF9E3" bold="true" box="[925,1059,1527,1554]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. ruzickai</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951A8A974201EF9A5" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" box="[189,1399,1593,1620]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
29. Parameres narrow, strongly bent to the left side (dorsal view) .................. 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E595553A974207CF9A5" authority="Ahrens, 2023" authorityName="Ahrens" authorityYear="2023" box="[1094,1301,1593,1620]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="alaoshanensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E595553A974207CF9A5" bold="true" box="[1094,1301,1593,1620]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. alaoshanensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="77F4C217D3604E595409A977201EF9A5" box="[1308,1399,1594,1620]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5E0CA37ED3604E5951D4A910201EF987" blockId="11.[189,1399,265,1655]" box="[193,1399,1628,1655]" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">
– Parameres wider, nearly straight (dorsal view) ......... 
<taxonomicName id="99B3D8FDD3604E595240A910201EF987" ID-CoL="749J7" authority="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014" authorityName="Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi" authorityYear="2014" box="[853,1399,1628,1655]" class="Insecta" family="Scarabaeidae" genus="Neoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="11" pageNumber="108" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="shinkaisiensis">
<emphasis id="6CC77F6CD3604E595240A910214AF986" bold="true" box="[853,1059,1628,1655]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="108">N. shinkaisiensis</emphasis>
Ahrens, Liu &amp; Fabrizi, 2014
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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