INNOVATIVE & APPLIED RESEARCH

The checklist of the tribe Sericini from Maharashtra, India with its geographical distribution is presented in this paper. Sericini is a tribe of scarab beetles in the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Melolonthinae. Members of Sericini are externally homogeneous in morphology but possess diagnostic features like genitalia and can be identified using their mouthparts, specifically with their 3 jointed labium and asymmetric maxillae.