Maladera peregoi
| Maladera peregoi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. peregoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera peregoi Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021
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Maladera peregoi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan) and Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5–5.8 mm. They have an oblong-oval body. The dorsal surface is reddish brown and dull. The antennae are yellow. The head is shiny and the dorsal surface is nearly glabrous, except for some single setae on the head.[3]
Etymology
The species name refers to one of its collectors, R. Perego.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) peregoi 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.