Miridiba ciliatipennis

Miridiba ciliatipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Miridiba
Species:
M. ciliatipennis
Binomial name
Miridiba ciliatipennis
(Moser, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Holotrichia ciliatipennis Moser, 1913

Miridiba ciliatipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Thailand and Vietnam.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 23–25 mm.[4] The dorsal surface is glabrous and densely punctate. The anterior pronotal margin is flanged, with a concavity moderately developed at each lateral end. The posterior margin is glabrous and the lateral margins are smooth. The scutellum is densely punctate. The punctures on the elytral surface are more scattered than those on the pronotum.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Miridiba (Miridiba) ciliatipennis 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 23, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Gao, Chuan-bu; Coca-Abia, M. M. (2021-05-12). "Revision of the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae): genital morphotypes and new taxonomic data". European Journal of Taxonomy. 749 (1): 1–94. Retrieved January 23, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ^ Moser, J. (1913). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden II". Annales de La Société Entomologique de Belgique, Bruxelles. 57: 331–345. Retrieved January 23, 2026.