Ahrenserica Allsopp & Schoolmeesters, 2024

Allsopp, Peter G. & Schoolmeesters, Paul, 2024, Resolution of some nomenclatural issues in the Cetoniinae, Dynastinae, Hopliinae, Melolonthinae, Pachydeminae and Sericinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Zootaxa 5433 (4), pp. 573-580 : 575

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5433.4.6
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10962455
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scientific name	Ahrenserica Allsopp & Schoolmeesters
status	new replacement name

Treatment

Genus Ahrenserica Allsopp & Schoolmeesters , new replacement name

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Type species. Orthoserica fulvastra Brenske, 1902 .

Orthoserica Brenske, 1900: 79 ( Insecta: Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Sericinae: Sericini: Sericina). Preoccupied by Orthoserica Warren, 1896 ( Insecta: Lepidoptera : Geometridae : Sterrhinae).

Etymology. The name retains the stem used in many genera of Sericini and prefixes it with Dirk Ahrens’ surname in recognition of his significant contributions to the understanding of the Sericinae.

Gender. Feminine.

Diagnosis. Brenske (1900, 1902).

Composition. Ahrenserica fulvastra ( Brenske, 1902) new combination.

Distribution. Mali.