Maladera bakeri

Maladera bakeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. bakeri
Binomial name
Maladera bakeri
(Moser, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica bakeri Moser, 1915

Maladera bakeri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Palawan).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. The head is quite widely punctate. On the frons, the punctures are very fine due to the dense tomentum covering and a few setae are present beside the eyes. The antennae are brown. The pronotum is moderately densely covered with minute punctures with setae. The lateral margins and anterior margin also have setae. The elytra have regular rows of punctures, with the spaces between the hairs very slightly convex and widely punctured. The punctures are covered with tiny setae, occasionally with longer setae.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) bakeri 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Moser, J. (1915). "Weitere neue Serica-Arten (Col.)". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 76: 144–202. Retrieved January 26, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.