Maladera uncipenis
| Maladera uncipenis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. uncipenis
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera uncipenis Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021
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Maladera uncipenis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Fujian, Guizhou).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.8–10 mm. They have a dark yellowish brown, oval body, with the head and disc of the pronotum darker. The antennae are yellow. The labroclypeus is weakly shiny, but the remainder of the dorsal surface is dull and glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin uncus (meaning hook-shaped) and penis and refers to the hook-like shape of the right paramere.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) uncipenis 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.