Maladera sparsesetosa
| Maladera sparsesetosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. sparsesetosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera sparsesetosa (Moser, 1922)
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Maladera sparsesetosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Mindanao).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. They have a brown, opaque, oblong-oval body. The head, pronotum and scutellum are usually tawny, and the elytra are sometimes black. The frons is covered with few setae after the suture. The pronotum has ciliated sides and has a few suberect setae. The elytra are slightly furrowed, with punctures in the furrows.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) sparsesetosa 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 1, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1922). "Neue Serica-Arten aus den orientalischen Region (Col.)" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 83: 101–112. Retrieved February 1, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.