Maladera celebensis

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

Maladera celebensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are reddish-brown and dull. The frons is almost black and is finely and widely punctate. The antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is fairly densely covered with minute setae and the elytra have rows of punctures, with the spaces between them only very slightly convex and fairly extensively covered with punctures with tiny setae.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) celebensis 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.