Maladera detersa

Maladera detersa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. detersa
Binomial name
Maladera detersa
(Erichson, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Serica detersa Erichson, 1834

Maladera detersa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Guangdong, Guangxi) and Vietnam.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.7-8.2 mm. They have an oval, reddish brown to yellowish brown body. The upper surface is strongly glossy and glabrous, except for a few individual hairs on the head, the lateral elytral intervals and the hairs along the lateral margin of the pronotum and elytra.[4]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) detersa 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 November 30, 2025.
  3. ^ 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 November 30, 2025.
  4. ^ Ahrens, D. (2003). "Zur identität der aus Madagaskar beschriebenen Autoserica stupida Brenske, 1900 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)" (PDF). Beiträge Zur Entomologie, Berlin. 53 (1): 231–238. Retrieved February 10, 2026.