Maladera nitididorsis
| Maladera nitididorsis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. nitididorsis
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera nitididorsis Nomura, 1967
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Maladera nitididorsis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Japan.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They have a rufous, elongate-oval, feebly convex, somewhat depressed body. The frons is piceous, while the clypeus and pronotum are infuscate. The dorsal surface, antennae and legs are shining and the ventral surface is opaque.[3]
Subspecies
- Maladera nitididorsis nitididorsis (Japan: Amami-Oshima)
- Maladera nitididorsis ootsuboi Kobayashi, 2009 (Japan: Tokunoshima Island)
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Eumaladera) nitididorsis 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.