Maladera girardi
| Maladera girardi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. girardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera girardi Keith & Ahrens, 2002
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Maladera girardi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Iran.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.7–9.2 mm. They have a black, elongate oval body, with the margins of the pronotum and the margins of the elytra brown. The upper surface is shiny.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Dr. Claude Girard.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Eusericula) girardi 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 January 13, 2026.
- ^ a b c Keith, D.; Ahrens, D. (2002). "Zur Kenntnis der Arten der Gattung Maladera Mulsant et Rey, 1871, aus dem Iran (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Sericinae)". Entomologische Zeitschrift. 112 (7): 194–197. Retrieved January 13, 2026.