Maladera flavipennis

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

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.5–10.2 mm. They have an oval body. The head, legs and ventral surface are black, while the pronotum, elytra and antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is shiny and glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin flavus (meaning yellow) and pennes (meaning wings). [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) flavipennis 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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