Neomaladera teluetica

Neomaladera teluetica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Neomaladera
Species:
N. teluetica
Binomial name
Neomaladera teluetica
(Escalera, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Euserica teluetica Escalera, 1914

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–7 mm. They are entirely black and glossy, with a faint iridescence. The head has very strong, dense punctation. The pronotum has rather fine, sparse punctation and is covered with sparse, yellow, long hairs. The elytra have densely punctate striae, with a few small, short, yellow cilia scattered on them.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neomaladera teluetica 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 7, 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 7, 2026.