Maladera dayaoshanica

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Maladera dayaoshanica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. dayaoshanica
Binomial name
Maladera dayaoshanica
Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021

Maladera dayaoshanica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Guangxi). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.3–9 mm. They have a dark yellowish brown, dull, oval body, with the head and pronotum slightly darker and with yellow antennae. The labroclypeus is anteriorly shiny, and there are several short setae on the head and elytra. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, the Dayaoshan mountains. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) dayaoshanica 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 December 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 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). Magnolia Pres: 1–400. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
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