Maladera taiheii
| Maladera taiheii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. taiheii
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera taiheii Kobayashi, 2016
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Maladera taiheii is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Japan (Iriomote Island).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.5 mm. They have an oval body. They are dark reddish brown, with the antennae yellowish brown, the ventral surface and legs reddish brown to dark reddish brown and the dorsal and ventral surface almost opaque. The clypeus and legs are shining.[3]
Etymology
The species is dedicated to Mr. Taihei Matsushita who first collected the species.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) taiheii 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 c Kobayashi, H. (2016). "A new species of the genus Maladera (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericinae) from Iriomote-jima Is., Okinawa, Japan". Kogane. 18: 41–44. Retrieved February 4, 2026.