Neoserica (s. str.) phuphanensis Ahrens, 2003 Material examined 13 ex. ‘NE-Laos: Hua Phan prov., Ban Saleui, Phou Pan (Mt.) – 20°12 ʹ N, 104°01 ʹ E; 14.iv.–15.v.2012; 1300–1900 m; leg. C. Holzschuh Ankauf ZFMK Bonn 2012/13’ (ZFMK), 10 ex. ‘Laos-NE, Houa Phan prov., 20°13 ʹ 09–19 ʹʹ N, 103°59 ʹ 54 ʹʹ –104° 00 ʹ 03 ʹ ’ E, 1480–1510 m Phou Pane Mt., 22.IV.–14.V.2008 Vit Kuban leg. (NMPC, ZFMK), 1 ex. ‘Laos-NE Hua Phan prov., 20°12 ʹ N, 104°01 ʹ E, Phu Phan Mt., 1500– 1900 m, 17.5.– 3.6.2007, leg. Vit Kuban’ (ZFMK), 6 ex. ‘NE-Laos: Hua Phan prov., Ban Saleui, Phou Pan (Mt.) – 20°12 ʹ N, 104°01 ʹ E; 11.iv.–15.v.2012; 1300–1900 m; leg. C. Holzschuh Ankauf ZFMK Bonn 2012’ (ZFMK).

Published as part of Liu, Wan-Gang, Bai, Ming, Yang, Xing-Ke & Ahrens, Dirk, 2015, New species and records of the Neoserica (sensu stricto) group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini), pp. 2379-2395 in Journal of Natural History 49 (39) on page 2393, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2015.1034208, http://zenodo.org/record/4000144