Maladera sapitana

Maladera sapitana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. sapitana
Binomial name
Maladera sapitana
(Moser, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica sapitana Moser, 1916
  • Autoserica lombokiana Moser, 1915

Maladera sapitana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Lombok).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11 mm. They are quite robust and dull, with the upper surface blackish-brown and the under surface reddish-brown. The frons is sparsely punctured and the antennae are yellowish-brown. The pronotum is moderately densely covered with fine punctures, and the lateral margins are setate. The elytra have regular rows of punctures, the spaces between these rather widely covered with faint punctures with extremely tiny setae.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) sapitana 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 26, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Moser, J. (1915). "Weitere neue Serica-Arten (Col.)". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 76: 144–202. Retrieved January 26, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.