Maladera nanpingensis
| Maladera nanpingensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. nanpingensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera nanpingensis Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021
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Maladera nanpingensis 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 10.6 mm. They have a reddish brown, oval body. The frons is slightly darker and the antennae are yellow. The labroclypeus is shiny, but the remainder of the dorsal surface is dull. There are several short setae on the head and at the margin of the pronotum and elytra.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality, Nanping.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) nanpingensis 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.