Sericini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family
Scarabaeidae. There are at least 100 described species in Sericini.[1][2] Members of this tribe can be identified using their
mouthparts, specifically their three-jointed labium and asymmetric maxillae.[3]
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the tribe Sericini:[4]
Bouchard, P., Y. Bousquet, A. Davies, M. Alonso-Zarazaga, J. Lawrence, C. Lyal, A. Newton, et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys, vol. 88, 1–972.
Further reading
Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida
ISBN978-0-8493-0954-0.
Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
ISBN978-0-8493-0212-1.
Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Sericini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family
Scarabaeidae. There are at least 100 described species in Sericini.[1][2] Members of this tribe can be identified using their
mouthparts, specifically their three-jointed labium and asymmetric maxillae.[3]
Genera
The following genera are recognised in the tribe Sericini:[4]
Bouchard, P., Y. Bousquet, A. Davies, M. Alonso-Zarazaga, J. Lawrence, C. Lyal, A. Newton, et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys, vol. 88, 1–972.
Further reading
Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida
ISBN978-0-8493-0954-0.
Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
ISBN978-0-8493-0212-1.
Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.