Maladera shouchiana
| Maladera shouchiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. shouchiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera shouchiana Kobayashi & Yu, 1997
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Maladera shouchiana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Taiwan.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–11 mm. They have an oval body. The ventral surface and legs are reddish brown and the dorsal surface is uniformly blackish brown or dark reddish brown. The antennae are yellowish brown.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) shouchiana 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 4, 2026.
- ^ a b Kobayashi, H.; Yu, C. K. (1997). "One new sericid beetle from Taiwan (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)". Chinese Journal of Entomology. Taipei. 17 (3): 179–181. Retrieved February 4, 2026.