Maladera longipennis

Maladera longipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. longipennis
Binomial name
	Maladera longipennis; (Verdu, Mico & Galante, 1997)
Synonyms
	Amaladera longipennisVerdu, Mico & Galante, 1997;

Last updated December 12, 2025

Maladera longipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Spain (Alicante).^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–9 mm. They have a black body, with a faint iridescence which is stronger on the elytra. There are sparse hairs.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Amaladera) longipennis 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 9, 2025.
↑ [Verdú, J. R., Mico, E., & Galante, E. (1997). Una nueva Amaladera Reitter, 1896 de la Península Ibérica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae: Sericinae). Elytron 11:115–120.]

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Amaladera) longipennis 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 9, 2025.

[3] [Verdú, J. R., Mico, E., & Galante, E. (1997). Una nueva Amaladera Reitter, 1896 de la Península Ibérica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Melolonthidae: Sericinae). Elytron 11:115–120.]

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