Maladera iliganica
| Maladera iliganica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. iliganica
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera iliganica Moser, 1917
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Maladera iliganica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Mindanao).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are dull, black above and somewhat olive-coloured brown below. The legs are shiny. The frons is sparsely punctate, with some erect setae next to the eyes. The antennae are reddish-yellow. The pronotum is rather sparsely punctate, the punctures with minute setae. The lateral margins are covered with erect setae. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the interstices only very weakly convex and sparsely punctate. All punctures have tiny setae, but some punctures have slightly larger setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) iliganica 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 28, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1917). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) VI" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 78: 54–97. Retrieved January 28, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.