Maladera gravida

Maladera gravida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. gravida
Binomial name
Maladera gravida
Ahrens, 2006[1]
Synonyms
  • Amiserica nitididorsis Kobayashi, 1991 (preocc.)[2]

Maladera gravida is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Taiwan.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5–8.6 mm. Adults are elongate oval, reddish brown to dark reddish brown or blackish brown above and beneath. The antennal club is yellowish brown to reddish brown.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Taxonomic changes and an updated catalogue for the Palaearctic Sericini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)
  3. ^ Kobayashi, H. (1991). "Some New Sericid Beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Taiwan" (PDF). Elytra. 19 (2): 211–220. Retrieved October 23, 2025.