Maladera longruiensis

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

Maladera longruiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Guangxi), Myanmar and Thailand. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.9–6.9 mm. They have a dark reddish brown to blackish, oval body. The antennae are yellow, with the antennal club brown. The dorsal surface is dull and, except for some single setae on the head, nearly glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species name refers to its type locality, Longrui. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) longruiensis 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 28, 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 November 28, 2025.
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