Serica (Serica) daliensis Ahrens, 2005

Ahrens, Dirk, Zhao, Ming-Zhi, Pham, Phu Van & Liu, Wan-Gang, 2024, Taxonomic updates on Pachyserica Brenske, 1898 and Serica MacLeay, 1819 reveal 38 new species and new challenges of Sericini systematics regarding DNA barcodes and genus-level diagnostic key characters (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae), Zootaxa 5491 (1), pp. 1-89 : 53

Serica (Serica) daliensis Ahrens, 2005

Additional material examined. 1 ♂ [ China ] “Yangjiaping, Lushui, Yunnan, 25.VII.2005, leg. Mao Benyong, Xu Jishan ” ( HBUM), 1 ♂ [ China ] “Yaojiaping, Lushui, Yunnan, 4.VI.1981, 2500m, light trap, leg. Zhang Xuezhong ” ( IZAS) , 2 ♂♂ [ China ] “Yaojiaping, Lushui, Yunnan, 2.VI.1981, 2500m, leg. Zhang Xuezhong ” ( IZAS) , 1 ♂ “LW-1350 China: Yunnan, Pianma , 2011-V-11, N: 26.018, E: 98.625, 1970m.” ( ZFMK) , 1 ♂ “ CHINA: Yunnan, Kunming, Luquan Co., Zhuanlong Town , Hejia Vill. ca. 3000 m 2022.V.13–20 ” ( CZMZ) , 5 ♂♂ “N VIETNAM — Lao Cai province, Hoang Lien Natl Park surr. Sa Pa pass, at light (~ 1900m) 27.V.2011 / L. Bartolozzi, S. Bambi, F. Fabiano, E. Orbach leg. (Num. Maggazzino 2909)” ( MZUF / VNMN) .

Remarks. The species is for the first time recorded from Vietnam.