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Sericini

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Sericini
Serica brunnea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericinae
Tribe: Sericini
Kirby, 1837

Sericini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are over 3000 described species in Sericini.[1][2][3] Members of this tribe can be identified using their mouthparts, specifically their three-jointed labium and asymmetric maxillae.[4]

The following genera are recognised in the tribe Sericini:[5]

Fossil species

  • †Cretoserica Nikolajev, 1998
    • †Cretoserica latitibialis Nikolajev, 1998
  • †Lithanomala Nikolajev, 1992
    • †Lithanomala crassa (Ponomarenko, 1990)
    • †Lithanomala oblonga (Ponomarenko, 1990)
    • †Lithanomala sibirica (Ponomarenko, 1990)
  • †Mioserica Zhang, 1989
    • †Mioserica margelis Zhang, 1989

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