Maladera nitidiceps
| Maladera nitidiceps | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. nitidiceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera nitidiceps Nomura, 1967
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Maladera nitidiceps is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Taiwan and Japan (Iriomote Island).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7-7.3 mm. They have a rufous to rufo-piceous, elongate-oval, convex body. The antennae are fulvous and the eyes are black. The margins of hind tibiae and sometimes two or three basal joints of the hind tarsi are blackish. The surface of the body is more or less opaque, with the head, antennae, lateral and apical areas of the pronotum and legs shining.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Eumaladera) nitidiceps 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 Nomura, S. (1967). "Some new and remarkable species of the Coleoptera from Japan and its adjacent regions II". The Entomological Review of Japan. 19 (2): 52–62. Retrieved January 13, 2026.