Maladera syriaca
| Maladera syriaca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. syriaca
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera syriaca Petrovitz, 1969
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Maladera syriaca is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Jordan, Israel and Syria.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.7–10.9 mm. They have a chestnut to pitch brown, broadly oval, plump, shiny body, without a metallic sheen. The antennae and setae on the underside are light brown.[3]
Subspecies
- Maladera syriaca syriaca (Israel, Syria)
- Maladera syriaca jeraschiensis Baraud, 1990 (Jordan)
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Macroserica) syriaca 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 Petrovitz, R. (1969). "Ergebnisse zoologischer Sammelreisen in der Türkei: Lamellicornia, Coleoptera Dritte Folge. Die mediterranen Arten der Gattung Maladera Mulsant Lamellicornia, Coleoptera" (PDF). Annalen Des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 73: 383–400. Retrieved January 13, 2026.