Maladera kinabaluensis

Maladera kinabaluensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. kinabaluensis
Binomial name
Maladera kinabaluensis
(Brenske, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica kinabaluensis Brenske, 1899

Maladera kinabaluensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Malaysia (Sabah).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.7 mm. They are reddish-brown to blackish-brown, dull and slightly opalescent. The pronotum is straight anteriorly, slightly rounded at the sides, the hind angles almost angular, not rounded and coarsely punctate. The scutellum is pointed. The elytra are striated in rows, with the intervals broad, but almost without punctures.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) kinabaluensis 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 February 12, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 12, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.