Maladera aureola

Maladera aureola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. aureola
Binomial name
	Maladera aureola; (Murayama, 1938)
Synonyms
	Aserica aureolaMurayama, 1938; Maladera juxianensisAhrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021; Maladera liotibiaNomura, 1974;

Last updated November 29, 2025

Maladera aureola is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in China (Chongqing, Guangdong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Shandong), Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.7-9 mm.^[3] They have a yellowish brown, oblong-oval body. They are dull (although the labroclypeus is shiny) and have a few long setae on the head, pronotum and elytra.^[4]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) aureola 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 November 28, 2025.
1 2 Kim, J. I. (2011). "Insect Fauna of Korea. Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Pleurosticti". Insect Fauna of Korea. 12 (1): 1–252. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
↑ Fabrizi, Silvia; Liu, Wan-Gang; Bai, Ming; Yang, Xing-Ke; Ahrens, Dirk (2021). "A monograph of the genus Maladera Mulsant & Rey, 1871 of China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 4922 (1). Magnolia Pres: 1–400. Retrieved November 19, 2025.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) aureola 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 November 28, 2025.

[:2-3] 1 2 Kim, J. I. (2011). "Insect Fauna of Korea. Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea. Pleurosticti". Insect Fauna of Korea. 12 (1): 1–252. Retrieved November 28, 2025.

[:0-4] Fabrizi, Silvia; Liu, Wan-Gang; Bai, Ming; Yang, Xing-Ke; Ahrens, Dirk (2021). "A monograph of the genus Maladera Mulsant & Rey, 1871 of China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 4922 (1). Magnolia Pres: 1–400. Retrieved November 19, 2025.

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