Miridiba herteli

Miridiba herteli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Miridiba
Species:
M. herteli
Binomial name
Miridiba herteli
(Frey, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Holotrichia herteli Frey, 1971

Miridiba herteli is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in India (Uttar Pradesh).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 17.2 mm. The dorsal surface is glabrous and dull, at most with hardly visible, tiny setae in each puncture. The pronotal anterior and posterior margins are glabrous, the latter with punctures, except at the middle. The lateral margins are moderately serrated and have short setae. The scutellum is glabrous, with scattered punctures.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Miridiba (Miridiba) herteli 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 26, 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 26, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.