Neomaladera longitarsis

Neomaladera longitarsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neomaladera
Species:
N. longitarsis
Binomial name
Neomaladera longitarsis
(Escalera, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Serica (Euserica) longitarsis Escalera, 1925
  • Serica (Euserica) iridescens Escalera, 1925

Neomaladera longitarsis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Morocco.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–8 mm. They are black and shiny. Males are iridescent, while females are somewhat dull with intense violet iridescence. The dorsal surface is nearly glabrous, with only a few fine, moderately long, golden setae on the sides of the pronotum. The elytra of the males are glabrous or with a few barely visible, very short, widely spaced setae. These setae are more visible in females, but are only found on the alternate striae.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neomaladera longitarsis 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 9, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Baraud, J. (1965). "Révision des Euserica, Neomaladera, Serica et Maladera des pays européens et circumméditerranéens (Col. Scarabaeidae)". Annales de La Société Entomologique de France (N.S.). 1 (1): 71–116. Retrieved February 9, 2026.