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The genus Hyposerica Brenske, 1897 is endemic to the Malagasy region with most species (approximately 60, Ahrens unpublished data) occurring in Madagascar. There is also one species on La Reunion and nine species on Mauritius Island (eight were previously described by Arrow [1948] and one is described here as new). The Mauritius Island species are the only representatives of the tribe Sericini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) on the island. Hyposerica are not only the most diverse group of melolonthine chafers on Mauritius Island (with 12 chafer species in total), but also one of the most species-rich groups of scarabaeoid beetles on the island (Vinson 1956, 1967; Gomy 2000). Recently, we had the opportunity to examine a fairly extensive collection of Mauritian chafer beetles (Macabe Forest; 20.4167 degrees S, 57.6 degrees E) undertaken by C. M. Courtois and preserved in the South African National Insect Collection (Pretoria). Within this material was a Hyposerica assemblage of four species, including one new species herein described.
- 出版日期2009-8-25
