Maladera hiekei

Maladera hiekei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. hiekei
Binomial name
	Maladera hiekei; (Frey, 1972)
Synonyms
	Autoserica hiekeiFrey, 1972; Maladera castanea koreanaKim & Kim, 2003; Serica verticalisFairmaire, 1888 (nec Lansberge, 1886);

Last updated November 20, 2025

Maladera hiekei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in China (Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hong Kong, Hebei, Hubei, Hunan, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang), North Korea, Mongolia, the Russian Far East and South Korea.^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.9 mm. They have a reddish brown, oblong-oval body. The antennae are yellowish. The surface is dull (but the labroclypeus is shiny) and glabrous, except for a few short setae on sides of the elytra.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Omaladera) hiekei 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 19, 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 (Omaladera) hiekei 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 19, 2025.

[:0-3] 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 November 19, 2025.

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