Maladera longipennis

Maladera longipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. longipennis
Binomial name
Maladera longipennis
(Verdu, Mico & Galante, 1997)
Synonyms
  • Amaladera longipennis Verdu, Mico & Galante, 1997

Maladera longipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Spain (Alicante).[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–9 mm. They have a black body, with a faint iridescence which is stronger on the elytra. There are sparse hairs.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Amaladera) longipennis 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 9, 2025.
  3. ^ [Verdú, J. R., Mico, E., & Galante, E. (1997). Una nueva Amaladera Reitter, 1896 de la Península Ibérica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae: Sericinae). Elytron 11:115–120.]