Maladera dayaoshanica
| Maladera dayaoshanica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. dayaoshanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera dayaoshanica Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021
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Maladera dayaoshanica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangxi).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.3–9 mm. They have a dark yellowish brown, dull, oval body, with the head and pronotum slightly darker and with yellow antennae. The labroclypeus is anteriorly shiny, and there are several short setae on the head and elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, the Dayaoshan mountains.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) dayaoshanica at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c Fabrizi, Silvia; Liu, Wan-Gang; Bai, Ming; Yang, Xing-Ke; Ahrens, Dirk (2021). "A monograph of the genus Maladera Mulsant & Rey, 1871 of China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 4922 (1). Magnolia Pres: 1–400. Retrieved December 1, 2025.