Maladera clypeata

Maladera clypeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. clypeata
Binomial name
	Maladera clypeata; (Fairmaire, 1887)
Synonyms
	Serica clypeataFairmaire, 1887 ; Autoserica clypeata; Autoserica colossicaBrenske, 1899 ; Autoserica spectabilisBrenske, 1899 ;

Last updated October 10, 2025

Maladera clypeata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan), India (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.8–12.7 mm. They have an oval, reddish to dark brown body. The dorsal surface is dull.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Catalogue of Life
↑ 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), pp. 1-400

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[1] BioLib

[2] Catalogue of Life

[3] 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), pp. 1-400

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