Maladera dajuensis
| Maladera dajuensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. dajuensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera dajuensis Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021
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Maladera dajuensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5–6.7 mm. They have an elongate body. The dorsal and ventral surface (including legs and antennae) are yellow. The elytra are shiny, and the head, scutellum and pronotum are moderately shiny. The body is shortly and densely setose.[3]
Etymology
The species name refers to its type locality, Daju.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) dajuensis 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.